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red ring of death

red ring of death noun: a fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button.

red ring of death: a fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or...
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Noun

red ring of death (plural red rings of death)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    RRoD

Synonyms of red ring of death

Forms of red ring of death

pluralred rings of death

Origin of red ring of death

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

Words formed from red ring of death

Questions about red ring of death

What does red ring of death mean?
Red ring of death means a fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button.
What part of speech is red ring of death?
Red ring of death is a noun.
What is the plural of red ring of death?
The plural of red ring of death is red rings of death.

Words near red ring of death in the dictionary

  1. red ribbons
  2. red rice
  3. red rider
  4. red ring
  5. red ring disease
  6. red ring of death
  7. red ring skirt
  8. red ring skirts
  9. red ringed
  10. red ringing
  11. red rings

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