catatonic
Describes a condition of suspended animation in which
something is so {wedged} or {hung} that it makes no response.
If you are typing on a {terminal} and suddenly the computer
doesn't even echo the letters back to the screen as you type,
let alone do what you're asking it to do, then the computer is
suffering from catatonia (possibly because it has crashed).
Compare {buzz}.
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