nonhit

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English

Etymology

From non- +‎ hit.

Noun

nonhit (plural nonhits)

  1. A song, etc. that fails to become a hit.
    • 2008 June 16, Ben Ratliff, “Pop Veterans Still Pumping Anti-Charisma”, in New York Times:
      There was a difference in the decibel level of the crowd roar when the band started up a hit —— “Hey Nineteen,” “Peg,” “Black Friday” ——— as opposed to a nonhit, like “Show Biz Kids” or “Babylon Sisters.”
  2. (information technology) Failure to match any record in an information retrieval system.
    • 1992, Beverly K. Duval, Linda Main, Automated library systems:
      Nonhits occur when there is no definite element, such as Library of Congress or ISBN number, in the brief record...

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