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What is the difference between Shut off and Shut down ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Shut off and Shut down ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@aronianlebon Shut down = taking something from a state of activity to a state of inactivity in a series of steps. For instance, you may shut down a nuclear reactor, or a computer, or a business operation.
"Turn off" means to remove power from something. Usually this is done by flipping a switch or using a button. For instance, you may turn off a light, your car, or the television.
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@aronianlebon np! Oh i forgot To add, shut down is usually something permanent while turn off is temporary (when u turn off your phone/light you can turn it back on right away, but when you shut down a nuclear reactor/an operation you canāt bring it back to the usual state, sometimes you canāt bring it back at all.)
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