Title: shut-down state
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - shut-down state
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05650
Status: current

Definition
The condition of an instrument when it is switched off to conserve energy or reagents or to protect working parts. This term is of particular importance in clinical chemistry.

Source
- PAC, 1989, 61, 1657. 'Nomenclature for automated and mechanised analysis (Recommendations 1989)' on page 1664 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961091657)

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Citation: Citation: 'shut-down state' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05650
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