noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of blue screen. alt-of, alternative

Verb

1. 1
   To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware. intransitive

   "His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software."

2. 2
   To emotionally shut down, such as in response to a traumatic personal crisis. informal

Synonyms

All synonyms

chromakeygreen screengreenscreengreenscreen

Example

More examples

"His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software."

Etymology

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

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