game crash
Sudden program termination
A game crash is the sudden, unexpected failure of a video game, causing it to close or freeze without warning.
Crashes typically result from software bugs, memory problems, or hardware limitations: I lost an hour of progress because of a game crash.
The term applies to any platform—PC, console, or mobile.
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- errorFault in communication
- blue screenFatal system error display
graphics driver · reboot · lag · stutter · hang · fatal · memory leak · out of memory · infinite loop · corrupt · shutdown · restart · hard reset · loading · frozen · not responding · unresponsive · white screen
- system crashesBSOD, kernel panic, blue screen, freeze, fatal error