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sleep mode

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly awaiting a keypress which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standby, suspend to memory, suspend to RAM

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَضْع السُّكُون (waḍʕ as-sukūn) — state of a computer system
  • Catalan: mode d'espera — state of a computer system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡眠模式 (shuìmián móshì) — state of a computer system
  • Dutch: slaapstand — state of a computer system
  • Finnish: valmiustila — state of a computer system
  • Finnish: lepotila — state of a computer system
  • French: mise en veille — state of a computer system
  • Georgian: ძილის რეჟიმი (ʒilis režimi) — state of a computer system
  • German: Bereitschaftszustand — state of a computer system
  • Italian: modalità di sospensione — state of a computer system
  • Japanese: 節電モード (setsuden mōdo) — state of a computer system
  • Japanese: スリープモード (surīpu mōdo) — state of a computer system
  • Korean: 절전 모드 (jeoljeon modeu) — state of a computer system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dvalemodus — state of a computer system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dvalemodus — state of a computer system
  • Portuguese: modo de espera — state of a computer system
  • Romanian: modul de repaus — state of a computer system
  • Russian: дежу́рный режи́м (dežúrnyj režím) — state of a computer system
  • Russian: режи́м ожида́ния (režím ožidánija) — state of a computer system
  • Spanish: modo de suspensión — state of a computer system
  • Swedish: viloläge — state of a computer system
  • Turkish: uyku modu — state of a computer system