"red ring of death" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: red rings of death [plural]
Etymology: Derived from blue screen of death, a type of failure on a personal computer running Microsoft Windows. Etymology templates: {{m|en|blue screen of death}} blue screen of death Head templates: {{en-noun|red rings of death}} red ring of death (plural red rings of death)
  1. (video games) A fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button. Wikipedia link: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 technical problems#General Hardware Failure errors Categories (topical): Microsoft, Video games Synonyms: RRoD, RROD Derived forms: red ring Related terms: yellow light of death

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