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休止状態 (きゅうしじょうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hibernation ; sleep mode
computing
Computing term for a power-saving state where the system saves its current state to disk and shuts down, resuming later. Often used with する to mean 'to hibernate'.
状じょう
態たい
から
復ふっ
帰き
する
の
に
時じ
間かん
が
かかる
。
It takes time to resume from hibernation.
Kanji 状 status quo, conditions, circumstances 態 attitude, condition, figure Similar words スリープ スリープ (sleep) keeps power to RAM for quick resume; 休止状態 saves to disk and powers off completely, taking longer to resume but using no power.
シャットダウン シャットダウン (shutdown) closes all programs and turns off the computer; 休止状態 saves the session and restores it on next boot.
Etymology Compound of 休止 (kyūshi, 'suspension, pause') and 状態 (jōtai, 'state, condition'). A straightforward technical term.