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What does turn off vs shut down mean?
What does turn off vs shut down mean?
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30 Apr 2017
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They can mean the same thing, but 'shut down' is usually used for computers or similar technology.
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They can mean the same thing, but 'shut down' is usually used for computers or similar technology.
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- English (US)
Shut down means to completely stop it and turn off just means stop it as well, by stop it I mean to turn it off if that makes any sense
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Turn off: temporary stop something from functioning. Turn is an action that can be used in a reverse way so opposite of turn off is turn on. "She turned off the radio everyday at 6pm."
Shut down: permanent stop/close something. Shut is a closing action hence the opposite of shut down is NOT shut up.
"He shut down his factory a year ago."
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Kinda the same shut down means like your phone is dead, when it's dead it's shut down
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