bricking
/ˈbrɪkɪŋ/
noun
- The act of making an electronic device non-functional, usually through a failed software update.
- He avoided bricking his computer by carefully following the instructions.
- Bricking your phone can happen if you turn it off during an update.
- The company released a warning about the risk of bricking the device.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of brick (to make a device non-functional).
- They are bricking the test units to study the failure mode.
- She is bricking the router by installing incompatible software.
- I am bricking my old phone on purpose to recycle it.
adjective
- Relating to the process of making something like a brick, or causing a device to become a brick.
- A bricking error can be costly to repair.
- The bricking tool is used for testing purposes.
- The bricking process took only a few seconds.