hibernate
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From Latin hibernatus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”).
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hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)
- (intransitive) To spend winter time in hibernation.
- (intransitive) (computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
- Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time. — Microsoft Corp, Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries (2001)
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winter sleep
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computer standby
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hībernāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of hībernō
