"bluescreen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluescreens [plural]
Etymology: blue + screen; derived from "blue screen of death". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|screen}} blue + screen Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluescreen (plural bluescreens)
  1. Alternative spelling of blue screen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blue screen
    Sense id: en-bluescreen-en-noun-KaCFbtlO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Verb

Forms: bluescreens [present, singular, third-person], bluescreening [participle, present], bluescreened [participle, past], bluescreened [past]
Etymology: blue + screen; derived from "blue screen of death". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|screen}} blue + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} bluescreen (third-person singular simple present bluescreens, present participle bluescreening, simple past and past participle bluescreened)
  1. (intransitive, computing) To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-bluescreen-en-verb-1nX7c6Sh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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