wasted power

基本解释

Currently inside the building some"grow a clear light" of public places, not only wasted electric power, but also lowered the service life of lamp.
目前馆内一些公共场所的“长明灯”，不仅浪费电能，也降低了灯具的使用寿命。
The unused computing power wasted away, with no way to push it out to other companies or users who might be willing to pay for additional compute cycles.
未使用的计算能力被浪费了，其他公司或用户可能愿意付费购买多余的计算周期，但是无法实现。
In this article, the first step is to identify characteristic usage patterns associated with "wasted" power, then activate a power-saving mode when those patterns are detected.
在本文中，第一步是识别与 “费电” 相关的典型使用模式，然后在检测到这些模式时激活节电模式。

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