die
1. <jargon> crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily of hardware,
this verb is used of both hardware and software.
See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
2. <electronics> Plural: dies. An unpackaged integrated circuit.
[Jargon File]
(2002-12-09)
Nearby terms:
DID « diddle « Didot point « die » die horribly »
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