program crash
Application stops working
A program crash is the sudden, unplanned termination of software during execution.
The program stops working, often displaying an error message or simply disappearing.
Crashes result from bugs, memory problems, or conflicts with other software.
The program crash wiped out an hour of unsaved work.
Users distinguish crashes from freezes, where the program stops responding but hasn't terminated.
- memory leakUnreturned allocated space
- out of memoryInsufficient storage to continue
- error handlingManaging program failures gracefully
- buffer overflowExceeding allocated memory bounds
- access violationIllegal memory operation
error messages · infinite loop · race condition · stack overflow · fatal error · fail-safe mechanisms · blue screen · white screen of death · kernel panic · core dump · debugging tools · memory management · sandboxing · force quit · automated testing · restart · lost work
program crashuptime
Continuous operational period
system stability · robustness · system health · fault tolerance · resilience
program crashfault tolerance
System continues despite failures
system stability · flawless execution · resilience · dependability
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