brick
v.— «I am still smart about what I do online, but I don’t have to live in constant fear that some Active X control is going to surreptitiously install itself and brick my box.» —“The Switch. A Boy and a Powerbook.” Backside 180 (Auburn, Ala.) Jan. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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