Unplugging

This term refers to the act of shutting down an Artificial Inteligence or "pulling the plug" in reference to classic computers that rely on an external power source to function, being rendered useless or dead if said cable is unplugged from the power source.

The common use of this term is to kill an A.I. as was suggested to do with Hermes during the Cradle of miracles Era although it can be used to refer to rendering it dormant.

Another common term used in similar manner to this is "Kill switch"