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kernel panics

kernel panics is the plural of kernel panic.

Meaning of kernel panic

Noun

kernel panic (plural kernel panics)

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

Questions about kernel panics

What is kernel panics the plural of?
Kernel panics is the plural of kernel panic.

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