freeze
When your computer (or a network) suddenly stops working, it is said to have "frozen up" (meaning that nothing will move). In most cases, to get the thing started again, you have to reboot. Freeze also means to stop the development of something (usually software) when the developer feels it's "stable enough" for release.
See also : crash
NetLingo Classification: Technical Terms
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