Cyber Glossary
Cyberlaw dictionary is an alphabetical reference guide to technical and legal terms related to the Internet. The site you are now browsing contains over 500 definitions of words drawn from Standard Internet English including technical terms and their meanings. Our aim is to explain basic technical jargon of cyberspace to those who are not familiar with its jargon. We've given preference to terms that are widely used, like modem or bandwidth, and to those that describe new concepts specific to the Internet experience such as phishing or sexting.
Head Crash
a serious disk drive failure where, in most cases, the head comes in contact with the disk. In normal operation the head floats an almost immeasurable distance above the disk. If dust or dirt becomes lodged in this space it can cause a loss of data and permanent damage to the disk. Disk replacement is the only cure for such a disaster. Particles as small as cigarette smoke molecules have been known to cause a head crash.
