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UPS

verb
1
To connect a device to a backup power supply so it stays on during an outage.
"IT upsed the servers before the storm hit."

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In plain EnglishA technical verb meaning to plug something into an uninterruptible power supply.

Word Forms

UPSed past tense, UPSed past tense, UPSes singular, UPSes singular

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