Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: Blue Screen of Death
Blue Screen of Death
(slang) (sometimes written BSOD) in Windows, a serious error message displayed in white type on a blue screen, without any use of windows or graphics (see Figure 34). It usually means that the entire operating system has become inoperative. The memory addresses and filenames it displays are sometimes explained on www.microsoft.com, but they are usually meaningful to only the authors of Windows.
