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noun
A collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crash
History
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