head crash

/hɛd kræʃ/
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Definitions of head crash
  1. noun
    (computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk)
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    crash
    (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
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