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hibernation mode

A power-down mode in a computer that provides a quicker resumption of operation than normal when turned back on. It eliminates booting the operating system from scratch, which often takes a couple minutes.

When hibernation mode is activated, the contents of memory, which includes all current applications running in the computer, are saved to disk, and the computer is turned off. Either by turning the power back on or pressing any keyboard key, the previous state of memory is read from disk, and the computer appears exactly as it did before hibernation. Since the power is off in hibernation mode, it does not drain the battery. Contrast with sleep mode.

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