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- noun video games A
fatal hardware exception in theMicrosoft Xbox 360video game console characterised by 3 or 4 red indicatorLEDs around the power button. Abbreviation: RRoD.
Etymologies
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Derived from the phrase blue screen of death, a type of failure on a personal computer running Microsoft Windows.
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