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head crash

noun

head crash

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A collision of the head of a hard drive with the platter, resulting in permanent damage to the hard drive.

  • This air passes through an internal filter to remove any leftover contaminants from manufacture, any particles that may have somehow entered the drive, and any particles generated by head crash.2006, Rajmohan Joshi, Introduction To Computers, →ISBN, page 84:

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