What is a "Kernel Panic" in the context of operating systems?

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What is a "Kernel Panic" in the context of operating systems? Answer: A system crash caused by critical errors in the OS kernel

A kernel panic is a serious error in the core part of an operating system (the kernel) that prevents it from functioning normally, forcing the system to crash due to an unrecoverable issue.