red ring of death

Etymology
Derived from, a type of failure on a personal computer running.

Noun

 * 1)  A fatal hardware exception in the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console characterised by three or four red indicator LEDs around the power button.

Usage notes
Occasionally used as a verb, sometimes expressed by the initialism (e.g. "having red ringed" or "having RRoDed").

Derived terms

 * red ring