hung adj.
[from `hung up'; common] Equivalent to
wedged, but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used
of people. Syn. with locked up, wedged; compare
hosed. See also hang. A hung state is distinguished
from crashed or down, where the program or system is also
unusable but because it is not running rather than because it is
waiting for something. However, the recovery from both situations
is often the same. It is also distinguished from the similar but
more drastic state wedged - hung software can be woken up
with easy things like interrupt keys, but wedged will need a kill
-9 or even reboot.
[from `hung up'; common] Equivalent to
wedged, but more common at Unix/C sites. Not generally used
of people. Syn. with locked up, wedged; compare
hosed. See also hang. A hung state is distinguished
from crashed or down, where the program or system is also
unusable but because it is not running rather than because it is
waiting for something. However, the recovery from both situations
is often the same. It is also distinguished from the similar but
more drastic state wedged - hung software can be woken up
with easy things like interrupt keys, but wedged will need a kill
-9 or even reboot.
Related:
- hung: [from `hung up'] adj. Equivalent to {wedged}
but more common at UNIX/C sites. Not generally... - wedged adj.
1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding
without help
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - locked up adj.
Syn. for hung
wedged... - wedged: adj. 1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding without
help
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - locked up: adj. Syn. for {hung}, {wedged}.
The AI Hackers... - hang v.
1. [very common] To wait for an event that will
never occur
The system is hanging because it can't read from ... - hang: v. 1. To wait for an event that will never occur
The system is hanging because it can't read from... - catatonic adj.
Describes a condition of suspended animation
in which something is so wedged or hung that it makes no
response
If you are typing on a terminal and suddenly the ... - catatonic: adj. Describes a condition of suspended animation in
which something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no
response
If you are typing on a terminal and suddenly the ...
