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Science and technology

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Nuclear meltdown A nuclear meltdown (core meltdown, core melt accident, meltdown or partial core melt) is a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term ''nuclear meltdown'' is not officially defined by the Internatio ...
, a severe nuclear reactor accident *
Meltdown (security vulnerability) Meltdown is one of the two original speculative execution CPU vulnerabilities (the other being Spectre). Meltdown affects Intel x86 microprocessors, IBM Power microprocessors, and some ARM-based microprocessors. It allows a rogue process t ...
, affecting computer processors *
Mutational meltdown In evolutionary genetics, mutational meltdown is a sub class of extinction vortex in which the environment and genetic predisposition mutually reinforce each other. Mutational meltdown (not to be confused with the concept of an error catastroph ...
, in population genetics


Arts and entertainment


Music

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Meltdown (festival) Meltdown is an annual festival held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering and including the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and T ...
in London * Meltdown Records, a Slovakian record label


Albums

* ''Meltdown'' (Ash album) or the title song, 2004 * ''Meltdown'' (GrimSkunk album), 1996 * ''Meltdown'' (Icehouse album), 2002 * ''Meltdown'' (Massacre album), 2001 * ''Meltdown'' (Steve Taylor album) or the title song, 1984 * ''Meltdown'' (Vinnie Moore album) or the title song, 1991 * ''Meltdown'' (EP), by Pitbull, 2013 * '' Meltdown: Live in Mexico City'', by King Crimson, or the title song, 2018 * ''Meltdown'', by
John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar is the name of: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 * John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) ...
, 1999 * ''Meltdown!'', by
Justin Roberts Justin Jason Roberts (born December 29, 1979) is an American professional ring announcer signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he regularly announced for its pay-per-vie ...
, 2006


Songs

* "Meltdown" (Love and Death song), 2013 * "Meltdown" (Niall Horan song), 2023 * "Meltdown" (Stromae song), 2014 * "Meltdown" (Travis Scott Song), 2023 * "Meltdown", by AC/DC from ''
Stiff Upper Lip A person who is said to have a stiff upper lip displays fortitude in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion.
'', 2000 * "Meltdown!", by the Aquabats from ''
Charge!! ''Charge!!'' is the fourth studio album by American comedy rock band The Aquabats, released on June 7, 2005 by Nitro Records. Following a nearly six year semi-hiatus which resulted in numerous line-up changes, ''Charge!!'' was The Aquabats' fir ...
'', 2005 * "...Meltdown", by Enter Shikari from
A Flash Flood of Colour ''A Flash Flood of Colour'' is the third studio album by English Rock music, rock band Enter Shikari, and was produced by Dan Weller. The album was recorded in May and June 2011 at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand, and at the Fortres ...
, 2012 * "Meltdown", by Godflesh from
Slavestate ''Slavestate'' is the second EP by English industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released in July 1991 through Earache Records. The EP saw the band experimenting with more samples and electronic sounds than their predominantly industrial metal ...
, 1991 * "Meltdown", by Live from ''
The Distance to Here ''The Distance to Here'' is the fifth studio album by the band Live (band), Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Music recording sales certi ...
'', 1999 * "Meltdown", by Loverboy from ''
Keep It Up ''Keep it Up'' is the third studio album released by the Canadian rock band Loverboy in late June 1983. With new hit tracks like " Hot Girls in Love", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 charts, as did the prev ...
'', 1983 * "Meltdown", by Motionless in White from
Scoring the End of the World ''Scoring the End of the World'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Motionless in White. It was released on June 10, 2022, through Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Drew Fulk and Justin DeBlieck. It is the band's ...
, 2022 * "Meltdown", by Of Mice & Men from
Earthandsky ''Earthandsky'' (stylized in all caps; read as ''Earth and Sky'', sometimes referred as ''Earth & Sky'') is the sixth studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was released on September 27, 2019, through Rise Records. The album was pro ...
, 2019 * "Meltdown", by
Quartz Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The Atom, atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen Tetrahedral molecular geometry, tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tet ...
, 1989 * "Meltdown", by Upon a Burning Body from Fury, 2022 * "Meltdown", by Watchtower from
Energetic Disassembly ''Energetic Disassembly'' is the debut album by American progressive metal band Watchtower, released in 1985. This is the band's only album to feature vocalist Jason McMaster and guitarist Billy White, who were replaced by Alan Tecchio and Ron ...
, 1985 * "Meltdown", from the film soundtrack album ''
Requiem for a Dream ''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald, and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same ...
'', 2000


Publications

* ''Meltdown'' (Clearfield and Tilcsik book), 2018 on system failures * ''Meltdown'' (Woods book), 2009, on the 2008 financial crisis * ''Meltdown'' (Image Comics), a comic book mini-series * '' Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed'', a 2009 book by Paul Mason *
Tabitha Smith Tabitha Smith is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with The X-Men and related titles. Created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom, the character first appeared in '' Secret Wars II'' #5 ...
, a Marvel Comics character, codename Meltdown


Film

* ''High Risk'' (1995 film), also known as ''Meltdown'', a Hong Kong film starring Jet Li * ''Meltdown'' (2004 film), a US film starring Bruce Greenwood * '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', a 2006 animated film * '' Meltdown: Days of Destruction'', a 2006 US film starring Casper Van Dien


Television

* "Meltdown" (''Farscape'' episode) * "Meltdown" (''JAG''), an episode of ''JAG'' and the second part of the backdoor pilot of ''NCIS'' * "Meltdown" (''Red Dwarf''), a television episode * "Meltdown" (''The Batman''), a television episode * Meltdown, a character in the 2007-2009 '' Transformers: Animated'' series * '' The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'', a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central


Video games

* ''Meltdown'' (1986 video game), an action-adventure game for the Amstrad CPC * ''Meltdown'' (Atari 7800), a light gun shooter video game * Cinder (''Killer Instinct''), a character originally named Meltdown in the fighting game series * ''Meltdown'', a game by
Jagex Jagex Limited is a British video game developer and publisher based at the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge, England. It is best known for ''RuneScape'' and ''Old School RuneScape'', both free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-play ...
* Meltdown, a (status) magic attack in ''
Final Fantasy VIII is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. It is the eighth main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follo ...
'' * Meltdown, an in-game movie in ''
Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...
'' * Meltdown, a ''Minecraft'' minigame played in
MC Championship MC Championship (MCC) is a ''Minecraft'' tournament organised by YouTuber Scott Major (known online as Smajor1995 or Dangthatsalongname) and ''Minecraft'' collective Noxcrew. Ten teams of four compete in a series of ''Minecraft'' minigames. The ...
* Geometry Dash Meltdown, developed by RobTopGames and published in 2015


Other uses

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Tantrum A tantrum, angry outburst, temper tantrum, lash out, meltdown, fit, or hissy fit is an emotional outburst, usually associated with those in emotional distress. It is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, violence, defian ...
, an emotional outburst * Autistic meltdown, a stress reaction * Meltdown (bar chain), a French bar chain {{disambiguation