Meltdown may refer to:

Science and technology

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 transient execution CPU vulnerabilities (the other being Spectre). Meltdown affects Intel x86 microprocessors, IBM POWER processors, and some ARM-based microprocessors. It allows a rogue process to read al ...

, 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 catastrophe) ...

, in population genetics

Arts and entertainment

Music

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 The ...

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, 1999 * ''Meltdown!'', by

Justin Roberts Justin Jason Roberts (born December 29, 1979) is an American professional ring announcer currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Roberts regularly announced for its pay-per-v ...

, 2006

Songs

* "Meltdown" (Love and Death song), 2013 * "Meltdown" (Stromae song), 2014 * "Meltdown", by AC/DC from ''

Stiff Upper Lip A person who is said to have a stiff upper lip displays fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion.Charge!!'', 2005 * "Meltdown", by Live from ''

The Distance to Here ''The Distance to Here'' is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.

'', 1999 * "Meltdown", by Loverboy from '' Keep It Up'', 1983 * "Meltdown", by

Quartz Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica ( silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical ...

, 1989 * "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 na ...

'', 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 fictional character, a mutant 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 appear ...

, 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 ''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'' is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. It was hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ن� ...

'', 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'' * Meltdown, an in-game movie in '' Grand Theft Auto V''

Other uses

Tantrum A tantrum, temper tantrum, lash out, meltdown, fit or hissy fit is an emotional outburst, usually associated with those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, violence, defiance, angry ranting ...

, an emotional outburst * Autistic meltdown, a stress reaction * Meltdown (bar chain), a French bar chain {{disambiguation