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Noun Concept

Categories: Technological problems, All articles needing additional references, Hard disk drives

head crash buzz of death Disk crash

(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) WordNet 3.0

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(computer science) a crash of a read/write head in a hard disk drive (usually caused by contact of the head with the surface of the magnetic disk) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A head crash is a hard-disk failure that occurs when a read–write head of a hard disk drive makes contact with its rotating platter, slashing its surface and permanently damaging its magnetic media. Wikipedia

type of catastrophic hard disk failure Wikidata

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

IS A

crash

collision

catastrophic failure

hard disk drive failure

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computer science

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debris

abrasion