BSOD

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verb

To fail critically and display a blue screen of death.

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Meanings

BSOD1

nounBSOD (plural BSODs)

plural BSODs · alternative blue screen

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of blue screen of death.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of black screen of death.
verbBSOD (third-person singular simple present BSODs, present participle BSODing, simple past and past participle BSODed or BSOD'd)

present singular third person BSODs · participle present BSODing · participle past BSODed · past BSODed · participle past BSOD'd · past BSOD'd

  1. computingTo fail critically and display a blue screen of death.
  2. informalby analogyTo emotionally shut down, such as in response to a traumatic personal crisis.

BSoD2

nounBSoD (plural BSoDs)

plural BSoDs

  1. alternativecomputingAlternative form of BSOD.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blue screenblue screen of death

Translations

Danish BSOD
  • BSODblue screen of death, black screen of death
Finnish BSOD
  • BSODblue screen of death, black screen of death
Indonesian BSOD
  • BSODblue screen of death, black screen of death
Japanese BSOD (bīesuōdī)
  • BSOD (bīesuōdī)blue screen of death, black screen of death
Polish BSOD
  • BSODblue screen of death, black screen of death
Romanian BSOD
  • BSODblue screen of death, black screen of death
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APA

BSOD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BSOD

MLA

“BSOD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BSOD. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BSOD,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BSOD.

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