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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soft-brick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
soft--brick
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause (an electronic device) to fail to operate while still showing signs of life, for example a computer switching on but failing to boot.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

soft-bricks (present, singular) soft-bricking (participle, present) soft-bricked (participle, past) soft-bricked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

hard-brick

Questions

What does soft-brick mean?
To cause (an electronic device) to fail to operate while still showing signs of life, for example a computer switching on but failing to boot.

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