blinkenlights

alternative blinkenlichten · alternative blinklichter

1. pluralplural of blinkenlight

singular blinkenlight · alternative blinkenlichten · alternative blinklichter

1. pluralplural normallyslangcomputingThe flashing lights on an electronic device such as a modem, router, or network hub (originally the front-panel lights on old computers).

   I am talking about — of course — LED blinkenlights, the usually-blue glowing pimples that pepper routers, speakers, computers and even USB hubs.

   2011 June 6, Charlie Sorrel, “LightDims: Tiny Sunglasses for Blinkenlights”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2011

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   The back of the NIRT truck was crowded with consoles and flashing panels of blinkenlights, battered laptops plastered with security inventory stickers...

   2007, Charles Stross, The Merchants' War

   Through a friend at hswaw [Warsaw Hackerspace], I have obtained a launchpad mini while working on this project (thanks drozdziak1!). ar jokingly suggested that I should velcro it to the [computer's] case and use it as blinklichter, and.. that was too good of an idea not to.

   2023 August 27, sdomi, “Building a luggable computer (for absolutely no reason)”, in sdomi's webpage (weblog), archived from the original on 03 Sep 2023