Crash (computing)
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In computing, a crash, or system crash, occurs when a computer program such as a software application or an operating system stops functioning properly and exits. On some operating systems or individu
A kernel panic displayed on an iMac. This is the most common form of an operating system failure in Unix-like systems.
A display at Frankfurt Airport running a program under Windows XP that has crashed due to a memory read access violation
A kernel panic as displayed in OS X Mountain Lion
Software bug
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A software bug is a defect in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy.
Crash (computing)
…the operating system, the entire system may crash or hang, often resulting in a kernel panic or fatal system error. Most crashes are the result of a software bug. Typical causes include accessing invalid memory addresses, incorrect address values in the program counter, buffer overflow, overwriting a portion of…
A page from the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer's log, featuring a dead moth that was removed from the device
Error resulting from a software bug displayed on two screens at La Croix de Berny station in France