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Blackout vs Dropout - What's the difference?

blackout | dropout |

As nouns the difference between blackout and dropout

is that blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness while dropout is someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course.

blackout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a temporary loss of consciousness
  • a temporary loss of memory
  • a large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers
  • * "The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November. Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006 p.5.
  • the mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II

    • Alternative forms

    * black-out

    Synonyms

    * (temporary loss of consciousness) pass out

    Derived terms

    * blackout lamp

    See also

    * brownout * whiteout

    dropout

    English

    Alternative forms

    * drop-out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course
    • The politicians of the world are mere political university dropouts .
  • One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.
  • * 2010 , R. Barker Bausell, Too Simple to Fail: A Case for Educational Change (page 193)
    • To avoid excessive dropouts from the study, we wouldn't employ a single tutored group and a single control group that received no instruction at all.
  • (cycling) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.
  • A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.

    • Derived terms

    * dropout factory (dropping out)