click of death

Questions

What does click of death mean?

A clicking sound produced by the unexpected movement of the read-write actuator in a Zip drive or hard drive, associated with hardware failure.

Where does click of death come from?

Coined in the 1990s with reference to Zip drives.

How to pronounce click of death

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