blue screen of death
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blue screen of death
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First use appears c. 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. See cite below.
noun blue screens of death
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An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.
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.
Similar: blue screen, BSOD, stop error
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noun screen indicating a system error
| Español | pantalla azul de la muerte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죽음의 파란 화면 jugeum-ui paran hwamyeon, 블루스크린 beulluseukeurin |
| 日本語 | 死の青スクリーン shi no ao sukurīn, ブルースクリーン burū sukurīn, 青画面 aogamen, 青窓 aomado |
| 中文 | 藍屏死機 /蓝屏死机 lánpíng sǐjī, 藍色當機畫面 /蓝色当机画面 lánsè dāngjī huàmiàn, 藍屏 /蓝屏 lánpíng |
| Português | tela azul da morte, ecrã azul da morte |
| Français | écran bleu de la mort |
| Deutsch | Bluescreen, Blauschirm |
| Italiano | schermo blu della morte |
| Ελληνικά | μπλε οθόνη του θανάτου ble othóni tou thanátou |
| Română | ecranul albastru al morții |
| Русский | си́ний экра́н сме́рти sínij ekrán smérti, голубо́й экра́н сме́рти golubój ekrán smérti |
| Tiếng Việt | màn hình xanh chết chóc |
| العربية | شَاشَة الْمَوْت الزَّرْقَاء šāšat al-mawt az-zarqāʔ |
| עברית | המוות הכחול |
Talk about this word "blue screen of death." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blue%20screen%20of%20death. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blue screen of death. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blue%20screen%20of%20death "blue screen of death." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blue%20screen%20of%20death.Cite this
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title = {blue screen of death},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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