Dictionary of Debugging: Hang
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009This is the first draft entry for the forthcoming Dictionary of Debugging (ISBN: 978-1906717353). The entry format is not final and more information will be added to individual entries in the future.
Hang
The perceived absence of response from a present program, service or system, either visual or functional.
References: Hangs explained, The difference between crashes and hangs explained
Synonyms: freeze, stop, halt.
Antonyms: live.
Similar: sluggish.
Also: crash.
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