"screen of death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screens of death [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|screens of death}} screen of death (plural screens of death)
  1. (computing, informal) A screen or a message indicating an unrecoverable error. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: red ring of death Related terms: blue screen of death, white screen of death, hug of death
    Sense id: en-screen_of_death-en-noun-Wg5ia4gI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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