It can also imply a node dropped during the calculation. Chances are this was due to something else either delaying the parallel data transfer or interrupting the Fluent process. If you restart from an autosave it'll probably pass through the point where it failed without any issues.
Other than UDFs doing something creative the second most common cause is IT (system updates, virus scans & general mucking about).
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