suspend

v. hang; cause to stop for a period of time; postpone, defer; cause to be temporarily ineffective; temporarily debar from an office or privilege, expel

Sleep mode or "stand-by" refer to a low power mode for electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices. These modes save electrical consumption, when a device is idle. Waking up resumes normal operations.In computing, the standard for power management is ACPI. Compliant systems offer power saving modes such as sleep and hibernation. Sleep mode (or Stand-by mode) is supposed to place electronic devices into a state of "waiting for a power-up" command. In July 2006 The British Government announced it would outlaw standby mode on televisions and video players that do not meet minimum standby-mode power consumption standards (1 watt). It was found that standby modes on electronic devices account for 8% of all British domestic power consumption.
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Verb
1. hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
(hypernym) hang, hang up
(hyponym) dangle
(derivation) suspension, dangling, hanging
2. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) resuspend
(derivation) suspension
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
3. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
(synonym) debar
(hypernym) expel, throw out, kick out
(hyponym) send down, rusticate
(entail) punish, penalize, penalise
(derivation) suspension, temporary removal
4. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
(synonym) freeze
(hypernym) interrupt, break
(derivation) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
5. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
(synonym) set aside
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
6. as of a prison sentence
(hypernym) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off

v. suspend, hang, postpone, defer

v. abate; discontinue; suspend, hang up; lay aside; adjourn; stop; pluck; stay; ban