head crash

noun

A collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.

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Meanings

nounhead crash (countable and uncountable, plural head crashes)

plural head crashes · alternative headcrash

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.

    This air passes through an internal filter to remove any leftover contaminants from manufacture, any particles that may have somehow entered the drive, and any particles generated by head crash.

    2006, Rajmohan Joshi, Introduction To Computers, →ISBN, page 84
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APA

head crash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20crash

MLA

“head crash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20crash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head crash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20crash.

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