Meaning of crash to desktop | Babel Free

Definitions

An event where a software program running on a computer with an operating system that features a graphical desktop unexpectedly terminates without showing any error or halting of the system, and instead returns the user to the desktop.

Examples

“Five months in the making, this latest effort goes a long way in fixing various avionics, campaign, AI, multiplayer and crash-to-desktop issues (see⟳ the patch on this month's demo disk).”

“The only force⟳ more powerful than the nuclear bunker-buster is the crash⟳ to desktop.”

“You're right in the middle of a thrilling fight⟳ with the bad guy and then what happens? A crash⟳ to desktop (CTD).”

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