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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKernel panic
/ˈkɜː.nəl ˈpæn.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A safety measure taken by an operating system's kernel upon detecting a fatal internal error from which it cannot safely recover.
"The server rebooted automatically after experiencing a severe kernel panic." - 2
A critical system halt in Unix and Linux environments, often displaying a dump of memory state on the screen.
"Debugging the faulty driver prevented another kernel panic during startup."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the merging of 'kernel', referring to the core component of an operating system originating from Old English 'curnel', and 'panic', originating from the Greek 'panikos' meaning pertaining to Pan or sudden fear. First coined in Unix-like computer operating systems to describe an unrecoverable system crash where the core cannot safely continue operation.
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panique du noyau
Transliteration: panik dy nwa
"L'ordinateur a planté à cause d'une panique du noyau."
Kernelpanic
Transliteration: kœɐ̯nəlˈpanɪk
"Der Server stürzte aufgrund einer Kernelpanic ab."
panico del kernel
Transliteration: paniko del kɛrnel
"Il sistema si è bloccato con un panico del kernel."
pánico al núcleo
Transliteration: paniko al nukleo
"El sistema operativo sufrió un pánico al núcleo."
pânico do núcleo
Transliteration: paniku du nukliu
"O computador travou devido a um pânico do núcleo."
कर्नल पैनिक
Transliteration: karnal painik
"सिस्टम में कर्नल पैनिक के कारण त्रुटि आई।"
内核恐慌
Transliteration: nèihé kǒnghuāng
"由于驱动程序错误，系统发生了内核恐慌。"
커널 패닉
Transliteration: keon-eol paen-ik
"잘못된 설정으로 인해 커널 패닉이 발생했습니다."
カーネルパニック
Transliteration: kāneru panikku
"ハードウェアの故障によりカーネルパニックが起きた。"
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