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   Crash
   Crash is computer slang for a sudden, usually drastic failure.
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   crash
   [n] - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative 2. [n] - a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) 3. [n] - a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) 4. [n] - the act of colliding with something 5. [v] - occupy, usually uninvited 6. [v] - move with, or as if with, a crashing noise 7. [v] - move violently 8. [v] - fall or come down violently 9. [v] - cause to crash 10. [v] - break violently or noisily 11. [v] - undergo damage or destruction on impact 12. [v] - hurl or thrust violently 13. [v] - stop operating
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   Crash
   Slang term relating to malfunction of computer program.
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   Crash
   Coarse cloth embedded in the glue along the spine of a book to increase strength of binding. Also called gauze, mull and scrim.
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   Crash
   An unrecoverable software failure. Also an old Spectrum magazine.
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   Crash
   A downward movement in the market that has lasting effects, particularly on sentiment...more on crashes
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   Crash
   Slang used to describe a program with errors that cause it to stop functioning correctly. See also: Bug, Computer.
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   crash
   A sudden collapse in the market price of stocks and shares, currencies or commodities. See Great Crash
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   crash
   1. A sudden, usually drastic failure. Most often said of the system, especially of magnetic disk drives (the term originally described what happened when the air gap of a hard disk collapses). 'Three lusers lost their files in last night's disk crash.' A disk crash that involves the read/write heads dropping onto the surface of the disks and scr...
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    crash
    A situation where the system becomes inoperative due to a hardware or software malfunction.A head crash in a disk system refers to the acciden tal impact of the read/write head on the disk surface. Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a fabric,originally made of linen,which has an irregular appearance arising from the use of thick,uneven yarns,particularly...
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    crash
    Sudden failure of a program which can cause a computer to 'freeze'
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    Crash
    Crash (krăsh> ) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crashed (krăsht); present participle & verbal noun Crashing .] [ Middle English crashen , the same word as crasen to break, English craze . See Craze .] To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [ R.] � ...
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    Crash
    Crash intransitive verb 1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a harsh noise. « Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part of the city. Macaulay. » 2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof.
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    Crash
    Crash noun 1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once. « The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Addison. » 2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise.
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    Crash
    Crash noun [ Latin crassus coarse. See Crass .] Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.
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    crash
    wreck noun a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); `they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane`
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    crash
    smash noun the act of colliding with something; `his crash through the window`; `the fullback`s smash into the defensive line`
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    crash
    verb undergo damage or destruction on impact; `the plane crashed into the ocean`; `The car crashed into the lamp post`
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    crash
    verb occupy, usually uninvited; `My son`s friends crashed our house last weekend`
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    crash
    verb break violently or noisily; smash;
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    Crash
    • (v. t. ) To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. • (n.) Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels. • (v. i.) To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in falling crashed through the roof. • (v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at ...
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    Crash
    (from the article `International Film Awards 2006`) [2 related articles]
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    crash
    any of several rugged fabrics made from yarns that are irregular, firm, strong, and smooth but sometimes raw and unprocessed. Included are gray, ...
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    Crash
    A dramatic downturn or loss in market value. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    Crash
    This is a heuristic to generate an initial point for an algorithm. It is from the early linear programming computer systems that used a variety of heuristics to generate an initial basic solution.
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