with a short

[damien lalala]

In the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, I found a unusual use of "short"; it seems to be a noun which means "low battery", but I"m n't sure... Anyone could confirm?
“A cat with a short in its power supply.”

 

[Kelly B]

It's this one in the on-site dictionary
short n (electricity: short circuit) (Électricité) court-circuit nm
(familier) court-jus nm
Crossed wires produced a short in the system.
Des fils entremêlés ont produit un court-circuit dans le système.

 

[damien lalala]

Merci!