white screen of death

noun

An error or issue occurring in Apple operating systems and other technologies that causes the computer or device to cease working and display only a white screen.

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Meanings

nounwhite screen of death (plural white screens of death)

plural white screens of death

  1. informalcomputingAn error or issue occurring in Apple operating systems and other technologies that causes the computer or device to cease working and display only a white screen.
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