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triple fault

triple fault noun: an exception thrown by the CPU while trying to handle a double fault, typically resulting in immediate rebooting.

Noun

triple fault (plural triple faults)

  1. An exception thrown by the CPU while trying to handle a double fault, typically resulting in immediate rebooting.

Verb

triple fault (third-person singular simple present triple faults, present participle triple faulting, simple past and past participle triple faulted)

  1. To cause a triple fault to happen.

Forms of triple fault

Noun
pluraltriple faults
Verb
third-person singular presenttriple faults
present participletriple faulting
past participletriple faulted
pasttriple faulted
alternative formtriple-fault

Questions about triple fault

What does triple fault mean?
Triple fault means an exception thrown by the CPU while trying to handle a double fault, typically resulting in immediate rebooting.
What part of speech is triple fault?
Triple fault can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of triple fault?
The plural of triple fault is triple faults.

Words near triple fault in the dictionary

  1. triple energizer
  2. triple energizers
  3. triple entendre
  4. triple entendres
  5. triple equals
  6. triple fault
  7. triple faulted
  8. triple faulting
  9. triple faults
  10. triple feature
  11. triple features

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