crash
65
4.3
- noun
- /kræʃ/
- Specialized
:
bloqueo
- After the unexpected crash, the IT department worked late to restore the network.
- computer crash
- program crash
- crash while saving
Another one for Windows issues, general stability, crashes, blue screens, freezes and hangs.
- Another one for Windows issues, general stability, crashes, blue screens, freezes and hangs.
Examples
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And that might be leading to a kernel level crash or system hang.
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Two hundred and twelve people had been saved in a crash that might have killed everyone.
Fiction book (1998) -
So the best time to prepare for a crash is before the crash.
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They said they never figured out what caused the crash.
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In 1982, 43,510 people died in all traffic crashes in the United States.
Academic text (2008) -
The Department of Environmental Protection's on-call staff person was notified of the crash through emergency operations procedures.
Academic text (1994) -
The software experienced a serious crash that left all the open documents unsaved.
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Many users reported a system crash after the latest update was installed.
Synonyms
95
5.8
A sudden total failure that causes serious damage to a system
7
3.5
A machine or system stopping so it cannot work
An unexpected failure of a machine that stops it working
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
4
2.3
A hard padded hat people wear when riding a bike or motorcycle to protect the head in a crash
A strong barrier at the side or middle of a road that stops cars from leaving the road
- Specialized
An accident when the small moving part that reads a hard drive touches the disk and destroys data
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crash was used for computers by comparing a sudden machine failure to a physical breaking or collapse. So a computer 'crash' is a sudden stop or failure of the system.