valmiustila — meaning in English
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English meaning
- standby noun A state of being ready to act at short notice.
Senses
valmiustila is used for these senses in English:
- sleep mode (computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly awaiting a keypress which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.
- standby A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
standby — full definition
- noun A state of being ready to act at short notice.
- noun Waiting at an airport in hopes of getting a seat on a fully booked flight.
- noun A backup person or item kept ready in case of need.
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