Computers are down meaning in English

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Definition

the computers are down: the computers are not working, connected or operational idiom
The server will be down for the next fifteen minutes. It will be working again in fifteen minutes; at the moment it's not functioning.
The telephone line is down; it's not working.

Examples

  • "Bob : Actually, our server's down right now."
  • "For the past seven days, our entire computer network has been down."
  • "Bob : Actually, our servers are down right now."
  • "As the computers were down last week, Kevin and I temporarily employed Icarus as an interoffice delivery boy."
Exercise 1
Bob is not able to receive an email from Harold Warbuckle because .
Bob is not able to receive an email from Harold Warbuckle because some of the servers are not working.
some of the servers are not working: Bob tells Mr. Warbuckle that he is unable to receive emails because the Delavigne "servers are down". If a machine is "down", it is not functioning correctly, or "out of order". In this context, "a server" refers to a type of computer system that provides services to other computers.
he is changing software platforms from Microtosh to Blinix: This is a true statement, and Harold tells Bob that his company is in fact "migrating platforms", but this is not the reason why Bob's email does not work.
the servers are downstairs: "Down" is not being used in the sense of direction or location here. When we say "the server is down" it does not indicate where the server is located.
Exercise 2
According to the scene, why isn't Bob able to receive an email from Harold Warbuckle?
According to the scene, why isn't Bob able to receive an email from Harold Warbuckle?
A "basement" refers to a "cellar", or a room under a building. Although Bob tells Harold that "the server is down", in this context "down" is not being used in the sense of direction or location. Even if the server WERE downstairs in the basement, this wouldn't explain the email problem!
This is a true statement, and Harold tells Bob that his company is in fact "migrating platforms", but this is not the reason why Bob's email does not work.
Bob tells Mr. Warbuckle that he is unable to receive emails because the Delavigne "server is down". If a machine is "down", it is not functioning correctly, or it is "out of order". In this context, "a server" refers to a type of computer system that provides services to other computers.

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