The interconnectedness of the grid, which allows for power to be delivered to wherever it’s needed, also means that failure in one spot can cascade across the grid, blanking out huge areas in seconds.
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Blanking
Synonyms for "blanking" (294 found)
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disconcerteddiscreetdismaldistantdocketdocumentdossierdownrightdraggydrearisomedrearydrydryasdustduddulldustyeffeteelephantineemotionlessemptiness
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empty headedempty spaceempty-headedempty-mindedempty-patedempty-skulledetiolatedexpressionlessfadefatuousfeaturelessfilefishyflatforbiddingformfrigidfrostyglassyguardedheavyhelplessho humho-humhollowholographicyimpassiveimpersonalinaccessibleinaneinanityincogitantinexcitableinexpressiveinsipidinstrumentintrovertedjejunelacklacunaleadenlegal documentlegal instrumentlegal paperlifelesslinelow spiritedlow-spiritedmeaninglessmindlessmodestnakednevernessnilnirvanicnonexistencenonoccurrencenonplussednonpresencenothingnothingness
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nowherenessnudenullnull and voidobliviousofficial documentoffisholympianomissionout-and-outoverlookoversightoverwhelmpalepallidpaperpapersparchmentpassivepaste
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Thus during each blanking, a line pattern of charges is read into the horizontal register in parallel.
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