close down
close down
cease to operate, cause cessation of operations (e.g. "I close down my store every night at 9 P.M.")
Sign-off
Sign-off (or
closedown) is the sequence of operations involved when a
radio or
television station shuts down its
transmitters and goes
off the air for a predetermined period; generally this occurs during the overnight hours. It is the opposite to a
sign-on (or startup), which usually takes place at the start of the day.
close down
Verb
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
(synonym) close, fold, shut down
(hyponym) adjourn, withdraw, retire
(derivation) closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
close-down
CLOSE DOWN
CHIUDERE LA PROPRIA ATTIVITÀ [DEFINITIVAMENTE]. CESSARE LA PROPRIA ATTIVITÀ [DEFINITIVAMENTE]. CHIUDERE LE TRASMISSIONI. RIDURRE L'APERTURA DI DIAFRAMMA [CINEMA]
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CHIUSURA. SEGNALE DI FINE TRASMISSIONI