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yellow light of death

yellow light of death noun: a general hardware failure in the PlayStation 3 video game console and related to an issue on the motherboard, the power supply, commonly caused by a degraded capacitor.

Noun

yellow light of death (plural yellow lights of death)

  1. A general hardware failure in the PlayStation 3 video game console and related to an issue on the motherboard, the power supply, commonly caused by a degraded capacitor.

Forms of yellow light of death

pluralyellow lights of death

Questions about yellow light of death

What does yellow light of death mean?
Yellow light of death means a general hardware failure in the PlayStation 3 video game console and related to an issue on the motherboard, the power supply, commonly caused by a degraded capacitor.
What part of speech is yellow light of death?
Yellow light of death is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow light of death?
The plural of yellow light of death is yellow lights of death.

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