red ring of death

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button.

Word forms

red ring of death red rings of death

Etymology

Derived from blue screen of death, a type of failure on a personal computer running Microsoft Windows.

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