Hang up

Updated: 12/09/2018 by Computer Hope

Hang up may refer to any of the following:

1. With a phone, hang up describes ending the call by pressing the off button, clicking a hang up button, or setting the handset back onto the phone base.

2. With a computer and computer software, a hang-up or hang up describes the unexpected state a computer enters where nothing seems to be happening. See our hang page for further information about this term and related links.

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