load-shedding

/loʊd ʃɛdɪŋ/
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Definitions of load-shedding
  1. noun
    cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
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    type of:
    limitation, restriction
    an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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