BSOD
Windows death screen
BSOD is the Blue Screen of Death—the error screen displayed by Windows when the operating system crashes catastrophically.
The blue background with white text has become an icon of computing failure: My laptop just gave me a BSOD in the middle of my presentation.
Informally, any critical system failure may be called a BSOD.
Sudden violent impact
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- restartCommence anew
- shutdownCessation of operations
halt · stop · hang · freeze · lockup · unresponsive · breakdown · collapse
Seed or essential core
- dumpWaste disposal site
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- driverVehicle operator
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
irrecoverable · exception · fatal · fault · corruption · system · Windows · interrupt
crash
Sudden violent impact
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- restartCommence anew
shutdown · halt · stop · hang · freeze · lockup · unresponsive · breakdown · collapse · failure
kernel
Seed or essential core
hardware · irrecoverable · exception · fatal · fault · corruption · system · Windows · interrupt · debug
blue
Primary color; also sad
white · error · code · message · frowny · QR · hexadecimal · countdown · flicker · blank
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
horror · despair · helplessness · rage · disbelief · shock · sinking · dismay · annoyance · exasperation
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- Tech Glitcheslag, crash, freeze, lag spike, blue screen
- system crashescrash report, crash log, kernel panic, blue screen, freeze