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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.
(2005-07-18)
Nearby terms: dragon « Dragon Book « DRAGOON « drain » DRAM » DRAM refresh » Drawing eXchange Format
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