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shutdown

 noun
     
Related topics: Business
shut‧down [countable]
B the closing of a factory, business, or piece of machinery, either permanently or for a short time
shutdown of
Environmental groups had called for the permanent shutdown of the plant.
safety systems and automatic shutdown procedures
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