collapse

Meanings

Verb

• To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
• To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
• To fold compactly.
• To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.
• For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
• To cause something to collapse.
• To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

Noun

• The act of collapsing.
• Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).

Origin

• From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).