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procedure to turn off the computer
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Summary

shutdown ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,565 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shutdown is a type of shutdown procedure[2].
  • shutdown is the opposite of booting[3].
  • shutdown's facet of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • shutdown's different from is recorded as shutdown (informatics)[5].

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Definition and Type

shutdown is a type of shutdown procedure[2]. shutdown is the opposite of booting[3].

Why It Matters

shutdown ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,565 views/month).[1] shutdown has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] shutdown is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

operating system

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shutdown. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shutdown
MLA “shutdown.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shutdown.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shutdown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shutdown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shutdown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 7w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → shutdown (informatics)
    Subclass of → shutdown procedure
    Opposite of → booting
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1845, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299327065|Shutdown (#299327065)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'm"
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