hang Last modified: Sunday, September 01, 1996
To crash in such a way that the computer does not respond to input from the keyboard or mouse. If your computer is hung, you usually need to reboot it, although sometimes hitting the correct sequence of control characters will free it up.
Troubleshooting System Instability, Reboots and Crashes Describes what to do if your PC boots successfully but then suddenly reboots itself or hangs for no apparent reason. This page is from "The PC Guide."

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