uninterruptible power supply

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uninterruptible power supply

noun uninterruptible power supplies

  1. A device or system that almost instantaneously provides emergency power in the case that main power fails. Examples of emergency power supplies include a storage battery or group of batteries, a generator driven by a fuel-supplied prime mover, or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) […].

    Similar: uninterruptible power source, UPS

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@misc{uninterruptible_power_supply_2026,
  title = {uninterruptible power supply},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uninterruptible%20power%20supply},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}