sleep state
Body's nightly shutdown
A sleep state is a condition in which a computer or device remains powered but operates in low-energy mode, preserving open applications and data in memory for quick resumption.
I put my laptop in sleep state instead of shutting it down.
The term also applies to biological states—phases of sleep like REM or deep sleep that researchers measure and categorize.
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- dreamingMental imagery during slumber
- REMAcronym for dreaming phase
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
dozing · napping · power nap · restful · hibernation · coma · out cold · dead to the world · trance · twilight · drifting · nodding off · snoring · deep · light · awake · bedtime · counting sheep
- body stateswakefulness, exhaustion, hunger, satiety, exertion
- Hypnosishypnotist, hypnotherapist, autohypnosis, deepening, light trance
sleep statewakefulness
State of being conscious
waking state · arousal · consciousness · lucidity · alertness
sleep, state, sleeps, slept, sleeping, sleeper, sleepers, sleepy, sleepless