disk crash

British

noun

computing the failure of a disk storage system, usually resulting from the read/write head touching the moving disk surface and causing mechanical damage

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The military, after first announcing a flying disk crash, quickly revised their story, saying it was actually an experimental weather balloon.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2017

"Three lusers lost their files in last night's disk crash."

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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