Definitions
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- verb transitive To
reopen somethingbricked up . - verb transitive, slang, computing To
repair a device that wasbricked (rendered inoperative).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Today, the company made good on its promise to quickly deliver an effective firmware update and pointed customers to resources to 'unbrick' their non-responsive drives.
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Included is a link to what is said to be an advanced version of iTunes v7. 6.3b4 that will allow the stores to "unbrick" the iPhones for in store activation.
Mobility Site 2009
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It's unclear, however, how permanent any "unbrick" fix will be, or whether changes to the hacks that allow modifications will survive the next Apple iPhone update.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Hackers have come up with at least one way to "unbrick" iPhones disabled by a firmware update Apple Inc. issued two weeks ago, developers of both paid and free unlock software said Thursday.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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This is called "bricking" the router, recovery is possible most of the time and I've included a link below for how to unbrick the router.
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This is called "bricking" the router, recovery is possible most of the time and I've included a link below for how to unbrick the router.
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How to make a magic memory stik and pandora battery to unbrick fully bricked PSP?
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This is called "bricking" the router, recovery is possible most of the time and I've included a link below for how to unbrick the router.
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This is called "bricking" the router, recovery is possible most of the time and I've included a link below for how to unbrick the router.
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This is called "bricking" the router, recovery is possible most of the time and I've included a link below for how to unbrick the router.
vanishedone commented on the word unbrick
Jargon File on brick: 'This term usually implies irreversibility, but equipment can sometimes be unbricked by performing a hard reset or some other drastic operation.'
February 3, 2009
yarb commented on the word unbrick
I wonder what other kinds of "drastic operation" can unbrick.
February 3, 2009
leaden commented on the word unbrick
In my mind this word evokes the final moments of “The Black Cat”.
October 14, 2011
bilby commented on the word unbrick
What an unrioter doesn't throw through a shop window on Buy Nothing Day.
October 14, 2011
yarb commented on the word unbrick
Black Cat, yeah! A frightening word.
October 15, 2011