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dead [ded]
(electricity)
Free from any electric connection to a source of potential difference from electric charge; not having a potential different from that of earth; the term is used only with reference to current-carrying parts which are sometimes alive or charged.
(geology)
In economic geology, designating a region with no economic value.
(mining engineering)
An area of subsidence that has totally settled and is not likely to move.
1.dead - Non-functional; down; crashed. Especially used of hardware.
2.dead - At XEROX PARC, software that is working but not undergoing continued development and support.


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