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bluescreen

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From blue + screen; derived from "blue screen of death".

verb bluescreens · bluescreening · bluescreened

  1. intransitive To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware. His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software.
  2. informal To emotionally shut down, such as in response to a traumatic personal crisis.

noun bluescreens

  1. alternative Alternative form of blue screen

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"bluescreen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bluescreen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bluescreen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bluescreen

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"bluescreen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bluescreen.

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@misc{bluescreen_2026,
  title = {bluescreen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluescreen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}