kernel panic

English

Noun

kernel panic (plural kernel panics)

1. (computing) On Unix-derived operating systems, an action taken by the operating system when it cannot recover from a fatal error.

   Synonym: panic

   • 2005, Karl Kopper, The Linux Enterprise Cluster, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 178:

     If the timer doesn't get updated, watchdog will notice and force a kernel panic.

Further reading

• kernel panic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia