kernel panic

English

Noun

kernel panic (plural kernel panics)

  1. (computing) On Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error.
    Synonym: panic
    • 2005, Karl Kopper, The Linux Enterprise Cluster, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 178:
      If the timer doesn't get updated, watchdog will notice and force a kernel panic.

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