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head crash

head crash noun: a collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.

head crash: a collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard...
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Noun

head crash (countable and uncountable, plural head crashes)

  1. A collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.
    • This air passes through an internal filter to remove any leftover contaminants from manufacture, any particles that may have somehow entered the drive, and any particles generated by head crash.2006, Rajmohan Joshi, Introduction To Computers, →ISBN, page 84

head crash meaning in Tamil

head crash in Tamil

முனை மோதல்

Forms of head crash

pluralhead crashes
alternative formheadcrash

Questions about head crash

What does head crash mean?
Head crash means a collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.
What is head crash in Tamil?
Head crash in Tamil is முனை மோதல். See Head crash meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is head crash?
Head crash is a noun.
What is the plural of head crash?
The plural of head crash is head crashes.

Words near head crash in the dictionary

  1. head counts
  2. head cover
  3. head covering
  4. head coverings
  5. head covers
  6. head crash
  7. head crashes
  8. head doctor
  9. head doctors
  10. head down, arse up
  11. head down, ass up

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