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Brownout

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Brownout may refer to:

  • Brownout (electricity), drop in voltage in an electrical power supply, so named because it typically causes lights to dim
  • Brownout (software engineering), a technique inspired by brownout in electricity, to make applications more tolerant to capacity shortages
  • Brownout (aeronautics), reduced flight visibility due to airborne particles, especially from helicopter downwash
  • Brownout (album), studio album by American band Head Set
  • Brownout (band), a band from Austin, Texas

See also

  • Greyout, a dimming of the vision caused by loss of blood pressure or hypoxia
  • Redout, affected vision caused by increased blood flow to the head
  • Blackout (disambiguation)
  • Whiteout (disambiguation)
  • Eddie Leonski (1917–1942), American soldier and serial killer, responsible for the strangling murders of three women in Melbourne, Australia, also known as "The Brownout Strangler"
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