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bricking

Software- und Hardware-Industrie-Fachbegriff für gescheiterte Updates

In der Elektronik- und Softwareentwicklung ein Begriff für ein fehlgeschlagenes Hardware-Update, das die Hardware nach dem Update unbrauchbar macht (auch: der Hardware den Ziegel aufladen).

Examples of bricking: I just updated the set top box and I bricked it. I just got my itouch/iphone can't wait to jailbreak it. (a few hours later) "Oh Sh*t I just bricked it!"

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