bluescreen

== English == === Etymology === From blue +‎ screen; derived from "blue screen of death". === Verb === bluescreen (third-person singular simple present bluescreens, present participle bluescreening, simple past and past participle bluescreened) (intransitive, computing) To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware. (informal, by analogy) To emotionally shut down, such as in response to a traumatic personal crisis. === Noun === bluescreen (plural bluescreens) Alternative form of blue screen.