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Definition: An acronym for Blue Screen of Death. When a critical error, or crash, occurs in a Windows PC, a blue screen appears containing a small amount of details as to what caused the crash. The computer must be restarted to further continue use. Usually contains PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.
Usage: Sorry about that disconnect, I had a BSOD.
Posted by Maban on April 27, 2009 at 14:47:23 Pacific

BSOD

Definition: (Blue Screen of Death) Error state screen seen in most Windows platforms after a severe failure. The screen has a blue background with white text, and usually refers to a specific offset.
Usage: After I over clocked my processor too far, I got the blue screen of death when it crashed.
Posted by zevin on July 23, 2009 at 09:09:28 Pacific

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