kernel panics

A form of kernel panic — On Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error, where the system halts, displays an error, and dumps kernel memory to disk.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of kernel panic
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