"kernel panic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kernel panics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kernel panic (plural kernel panics)
  1. (computing) On Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: panic
    Sense id: en-kernel_panic-en-noun-Y~331TxN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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