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equipment failure vs outage

outage vs equipment failure

equipment failure and outage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
equipment failure Yes No No No
outage Yes No No No
As nouns, outage is a hyponym of equipment failure; that is, outage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equipment failure:
  • equipment failure: a cessation of normal operation
  • outage: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
Other hyponyms of equipment failure include brake failure, engine failure, dud, misfire, power failure, power outage, fault.
equipment failure (noun) outage (noun)
a cessation of normal operation a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
Difference between equipment failure and outage

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