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Meaning of blue screen of death | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.

informal

Equivalents

Examples

“The only remaining problem is--NT still locks up the machine at exactly the same point. The only difference is that I don't get the blue screen of death--NT just freezes.”
“A Blue Screen of Death is like an encrypted message from your computer telling you there's a problem. We're going to help you make sense of the gobbledygook so you can fix whatever's ailing your PC!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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