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<jargon> (IBM) To allow a system to complete the processing of its current work before the system becomes unavailable. E.g. draining a device before taking it off-line or telling a web server in a server farm not to accept any new requests but to finish processing any requests it has already accepted.
(01 Oct 2005)
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| drain | medical dictionary |
1. To draw off fluid from a cavity as it forms.
2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity.
Origin: A. S. Drehnian, to draw off
(05 Mar 2000)
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