network failure
System goes dark
Network failure is the breakdown or interruption of communication between connected systems—computers, servers, or devices that normally exchange data.
A network failure might affect a single connection or bring down an entire infrastructure: The outage was caused by a network failure at the data center.
The term covers hardware problems, software crashes, severed cables, and configuration errors alike.
- outageLoss of electrical service
- service outageInterruption of provided functionality
- disconnectTo break a connection
- crashSudden violent impact
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
timeout · error · error message · lag · dropped · dropped call · buffering · loading screen · spinning wheel · glitch · offline · unreachable · dead · dead zone · signal · no signal · router · server
- outagespower outage, outage, blackout, brownout, total blackout
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- breakdownsbreakdown, nervous breakdown, mental breakdown, emotional collapse, meltdown
- operational riskshuman error, data breach, software bug, service outage, power outage
- signal problemsbad connection, dead zone, dead zones, dropped calls, no signal
- system failuressystem crash, outage, server crash, fatal error, blue screen
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