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Definition spin down in British English

spin down verb

verb
1

to decrease the rotations of a disk from a high value of rotations per minute to a lower value of rotations per minute

Example

I was wondering if I should set the disks to spin down after 1hr or 5 hrs or whatever.

Example

By default, Windows xp is configured to spin down the hard drive after a short period of inactivity.

Definition spin down in British English