Bricking

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006811",
  "term": "Bricking",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The state of an electronic device becoming permanently inoperable, rendering it as useless as a brick. This condition results from severe software corruption or hardware damage, preventing the device from booting or functioning. Firmware updates that fail midway through their process are a common cause of bricking.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "references": [
    "bricking Definition & Meaning (Merriam-Webster)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bricking",
    "es": "bricking",
    "fr": "briquer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bricking/"
}