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planned interruption

[/plænd ɪntərˈʌpʃən/]
nounpl: planned interruptions
interrupção planejada
1. A deliberate and scheduled cessation or break in a process, service, or activity that has been arranged in advance
The planned interruption of the water supply will last for three hours tomorrow morning.
A interrupção planejada do fornecimento de água durará três horas amanhã de manhã.
2. In computing, a scheduled downtime for maintenance, updates, or system improvements
The server will undergo a planned interruption for system upgrades this weekend.
O servidor sofrerá uma interrupção planejada para atualizações do sistema neste fim de semana.
Synonyms
scheduled downtimemaintenance windowdeliberate interruptioninterrupção programadaparada planejada
Antonyms
unplanned interruptionunexpected outageemergency interruptioninterrupção não planejadafalha inesperada

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
interrupção planejada
Standard usage in technical and service contexts
São Paulo
parada planejada
Common in industrial and utility sectors
Portugal
interrupção prevista
Alternative phrasing used in European Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
corte planejado
Used particularly in utility service announcements

Related Idioms & Phrases

maintenance window
scheduled outage
downtime for repairs
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