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Definition of a blue screen

blue screen

noun

verb - intransitive

  • of computers, to completely crash.
    My computer blue screened again.

    Last edited on Aug 06 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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