bluescreen
bluescreen · bluescreens · bluescreened · bluescreening
To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardwareTo experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware.
His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software.
(informal)To emotionally shut down, such as in response to a traumatic personal crisis.
Origin
From blue + screen; derived from "blue screen of death".From blue + screen; derived from "blue screen of death".
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Forms
bluescreens, bluescreening, bluescreened, bluescreened| Base form | bluescreen · to bluescreen |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bluescreens |
| Present participle | bluescreening |
| Past simple | bluescreened |
| Past participle | bluescreened |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.