soft-brick

verb

To cause (an electronic device) to fail to operate while still showing signs of life, for example a computer switching on but failing to boot.

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Meanings

verbsoft-brick (third-person singular simple present soft-bricks, present participle soft-bricking, simple past and past participle soft-bricked)

present singular third person soft-bricks · participle present soft-bricking · participle past soft-bricked · past soft-bricked

  1. transitiveTo cause (an electronic device) to fail to operate while still showing signs of life, for example a computer switching on but failing to boot.
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APA

soft-brick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-brick

MLA

“soft-brick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-brick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft-brick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft-brick.

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