Where possible, use terms such as turn on and turn off, or shut down and restart. If required for clarity, you can use power on and power off. For example, when you are documenting a VMware tool that uses the terms power on and power off, you can use them for clarity and to prevent confusion.
Do not use power up or power down.
Preferred |
Discouraged |
Turn on the printer. |
Power up the printer. |