"nonhit" meaning in English

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          "text": "There was a difference in the decibel level of the crowd roar when the band started up a hit —— “Hey Nineteen,” “Peg,” “Black Friday” ——— as opposed to a nonhit, like “Show Biz Kids” or “Babylon Sisters.”",
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        "(information technology) Failure to match any record in an information retrieval system."
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