Kernel panic
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kernel-panic-178-5524214
title:
Kernel panic
text:
A kernel panic is a safety measure taken by an operating system's kernel upon detecting an internal fatal error in which either it is unable to safely recover or continuing to run the system would have a higher risk of major data loss. The term is largely specific to Unix and Unix-like systems. The equivalent on Microsoft Windows operating systems is a stop error, often called a "blue screen of death". The kernel routines that handle panics, known as panic in AT&T-derived and BSD Unix source cod
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fatal error condition associated with Unix-like computer operating systems
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_panic
date created:
2003-05-04T13:53:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:29:00Z
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