crash
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crash
(1) An abnormal termination of a software program. See abend and crash in Windows. (2) A hard disk failure. See head crash.
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Definition: crash
(1) An abnormal termination of a software program. See abend and crash in Windows.
(2) A hard disk failure. See head crash.
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