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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

hang-up
1. A state in which a program has come to an unexpected halt, e.g. because it is trying to read data from a device that is not connected to the processor.

2. In the context of time-sharing systems, the signal received by the program when a remote terminal breaks its connection (“hangs up the telephone”).

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hang-up

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

hang-up • n. inf. an emotional problem or inhibition: people with hang-ups about their age.

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hang-up

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	An emblem for the season. (decorative harvest hang-up) Magazine article from: Sunset; 11/1/1994
	Don't hang up: Have fun toying with telemarketers.(Opinion) Newspaper article from: Crain's Chicago Business; 8/18/2003
	Hang up and drive; hang up and walk. Magazine article from: EDN; 8/21/2008