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blue_screen_of_death

blue screen of death

See also: blue screen

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blue screen of death (plural blue screens of death) (abbreviated as BSOD)

  1. (computing) an error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.
The blue screen of death on a public payphone.

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