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uninterruptible power supply

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A device or system that almost instantaneously provides emergency power in the case that main power fails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: nødstrømsanlæg — Translations
  • French: onduleur — Translations
  • French: alimentation sans interruption — Translations
  • French: alimentation statique sans coupure — Translations
  • Galician: sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida — Translations
  • German: unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung — Translations
  • Greek: σύστημα αδιάλειπτης τροφοδοσίας (sýstima adiáleiptis trofodosías) — Translations
  • Greek: αδιάλειπτη παροχή ενέργειας (adiáleipti parochí enérgeias) — Translations
  • Indonesian: pasokan daya takterputus — Translations
  • Indonesian: catu daya tak terputus — Translations
  • Indonesian: suplai power tanpa sela — Translations
  • Italian: gruppo di continuità — Translations
  • Malay: bekalan kuasa tanpa gangguan — Translations
  • Polish: zasilacz awaryjny — Translations
  • Polish: zasilacz bezprzerwowy — Translations
  • Portuguese: fonte de alimentação ininterrupta — Translations
  • Portuguese: UPS — Translations
  • Portuguese: no-break — Translations
  • Portuguese: nobreak — Translations
  • Portuguese: no break — Translations
  • Spanish: sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida — Translations