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For a type of alert that is sent off when the storage space of the hard disk of the device is reached, what should it be called?

The exact content goes as below:
"The types of alerts include: disk errors, overheat and ___." (The underlined part is where this not-yet-born term is supposed to be allocated)

Any idea please?
Thanks:)

Teechr · Accepted Answer

low-disk-space

Mister Micawber · Answer

teechrlow-disk-space

That should not be hyphenated.
The other terms in the original sentence are not quite right, either.

The types of alerts include disk error, overheating/overheated and low disc space.

There is no call for a colon.

Teechr · Answer

Mister MicawberThat should not be hyphenated.

You're right; not as a noun.

I was thinking of it used as an adjective (before "alert").

DiAAnaP · Answer

Mister Micawber teechrlow-disk-spaceThat should not be hyphenated.The other terms in the original sentence are not quite right, either.The types of alerts include disk error, overheating/overheated and low disc space.There is no call for a colon.

Save for one thing,
this alert is only sent off when the disk space limit is reached, not before it.
So I'm pretty sure that low disk space alert is not the correct term, sadly:)

Mister Micawber · Answer

diAAnaPthis alert is only sent off when the disk space limit is reached, not before it.

Ah, then 'No Disc Space'
Pursuant to teechr's comments above, my listed suggestions were based on the presumption that in context these 3 phrases stand alone, so that as alerts, the user reads:

'Disk Error'
'Overheating' or 'Overheated'
'No Disc Space'

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