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- noun Alternative form of
power strip .
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Examples
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Then I hooked my MacBook, lamp, and speakers up to a powerstrip, completely hid the wires to make it aesthetically pleasing, and I was ready to go.
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I pulled the fountain's plug from the overcrowded powerstrip under my desk, and the whir of the electric motor had never seemed so loud as when it went quiet.
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I pulled the fountain's plug from the overcrowded powerstrip under my desk, and the whir of the electric motor had never seemed so loud as when it went quiet.
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And if my partner asks me not to get on the computer and spend time with her instead, the powerstrip button stays in the off position.
Gayired.com - Gay OnLine Community for Entertainment and Daily News Laura Vess 2008
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With the amp and the mixer needed for the three of us to feed into the amp, I only had six slots on the 8-slot powerstrip.
Subscape Annex AAR badger 2005
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Bad: Had the porch overhaul (powerstrip/seal/replace boards) go up an additional 150% (yes, that="more than doubled") due to more boards needing replacement than initially estimated: big, long, thick boards are expensive.
show/house badger 2003
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Often you'll find someone from another website who's kind enough to share their powerstrip (there's a certain camaraderie among the folks who us those chunky UK plugs), but outside of press events, you'll be hard pressed to find someone who's carrying around a cumbersome powerstrip, eager to share sockets with you.
Tom's hardware UK 2010
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The Kindle DX is waterproof powerstrip seems a little risky ...
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Concepts, Inc. announces the Geist RSM Series rackmount powerstrip power distribution unit with Power and Environmental Monitoring.
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Often you'll find someone from another website who's kind enough to share their powerstrip (there's a certain camaraderie among the folks who us those chunky UK plugs), but outside of press events, you'll be hard pressed to find someone who's carrying around a cumbersome powerstrip, eager to share sockets with you.
Tom's hardware UK 2010
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