Hang

Hang

A situation where a computer system has ceased interactivity due to resource limitation or software/ hardware failure. A hung system usually requires user intervention such as stopping offending processes or physical system reboot.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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