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kernel panic (plural kernel panics)
- (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.
