Brownout may refer to:
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Brownout (electricity)
A brownout is a drop in the magnitude of voltage in an electrical power system.
Unintentional brownouts can be caused by excessive electricity demand, severe weather events, or a malfunction or error affecting electrical grid control or monito ...
, drop in voltage in an electrical power supply
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Brownout (software engineering), a technique to make applications more tolerant to capacity shortages
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Brownout (aeronautics)
In aviation, a brownout (or brown-out) is an in-flight visibility restriction due to dust or sand in the air.
In a brownout, the pilot cannot see nearby objects which provide the outside visual references necessary to control the aircraft near ...
, reduced flight visibility due to airborne particles, especially from helicopter downwash
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''Brownout'' (album), studio album by American band Head Set
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Brownout (band), a band from Austin, Texas
See also
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Greyout
A greyout is a transient loss of vision characterized by a perceived dimming of light and color, sometimes accompanied by a loss of peripheral vision. It is a precursor to fainting or a blackout and is caused by hypoxia (low brain oxygen level ...
, a transient loss of vision caused by hypoxia
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Redout
A redout occurs when the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head. It is the inverse effect of a greyout, where blood flows away from the head to the lower parts of the bo ...
, a medical symptom caused by negative g-force
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Blackout (disambiguation)
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Whiteout (disambiguation)
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Eddie Leonski
Edward Joseph Leonski (12 December 1917 – 9 November 1942) was a United States Army soldier and serial killer responsible for the strangling murders of three women in Melbourne, Australia in 1942. Leonski was dubbed The Brownout Strangler, ...
(1917–1942), American soldier and serial killer, responsible for the strangling murders of three women in Melbourne, Australia, also known as "The Brownout Strangler"
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