bricking

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪkɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ === Noun === bricking (countable and uncountable, plural brickings) The act of pelting with bricks. (computing, electronics) The state of an electronic device being rendered completely unusable by a failed or corrupted firmware or software change. (law, business, criminology) A type of return fraud in which a working electronic item is purchased, then deliberately damaged or stripped of valuable components in order to render it unusable, and then returned to the merchant for a refund as a profit. === Verb === bricking present participle and gerund of brick