die v.
Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used
primarily of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and
software. See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used
primarily of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and
software. See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
Related:
- die v.
Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used
primarily of hardware,
this verb is used of both hardware and software... - Helen Keller mode n.
1. State of a hardware or software
system that is deaf,
dumb, and blind, i.e., accepting no input and generating... - Helen Keller mode: n. 1. State of a hardware or software system
that is deaf,
dumb, and blind, i.e., accepting no input and generating... - smoke vi.
1. To crash or blow up, usually
spectacularly.
"The new version smoked, just like the last one." ... - crash
1. n. A sudden, usually drastic failure. Most often
said of the system (q.v.
sense 1), esp. of magnetic disk drives (the term... - smoke: vi. 1. To {crash} or blow up, usually spectacularly.
"The new version smoked, just like the last one... - dead: adj. 1. Non-functional; {down}; {crash}ed. Especially
used of hardware.
2. At XEROX PARC, software that is working but not... - hung: [from `hung up'] adj. Equivalent to {wedged},
but more common at UNIX/C sites. Not generally... - casters-up mode n.
[IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] Yet
another synonym for `broken' or `down'.
Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware...
