crash to desktop

== English == === Alternative forms === crash-to-desktop === Noun === crash to desktop (plural crashes to desktop) (computing, software) An event where a software program running on a computer with an operating system that features a graphical desktop unexpectedly terminates without showing any error or halting of the system, and instead returns the user to the desktop. ==== Synonyms ==== CTD === Verb === crash to desktop (third-person singular simple present crashes to desktop, present participle crashing to desktop, simple past and past participle crashed to desktop) (computing, software) To experience such an error. === Usage notes === Typically used to describe game crashes or occasionally other full screen applications that take the place of the desktop interface while they run.