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• dirty power: n. Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards of computers.
  Spikes, {drop-outs}, average voltage significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain noise can all cause problems of varying subtlety and severity (these are collectively known as {power hit}s)....
• drop-outs: n. 1. A variety of `power glitch' (see {glitch})
  momentary 0 voltage on the electrical mains. 2....
• drop-outs n. 1. A variety of `power glitch' (see glitch)
  momentary 0 voltage on the electrical mains. 2....
• Rhythmic variations in the voltage reaching the power supply.
• Power company testing new voltage spike (creation) equipme
• power hit n. A spike or drop-out in the electricity supplying your machine
  a power glitch. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to your machine(s)....
• 120 reset /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ n. [from 120 volts, U.
  S. wall voltage] To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it....
• 120 reset: /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ [from 120 volts, U.
  S. wall voltage] n. To cycle power on a machine in order to reset or unjam it....
• We are all of us the victims of a higher power--a power more evil and more terrible than the human brain can imagine.
  -- Theodore Maxtible, EVIL OF THE DALEKS...