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Screen of death

When using a computer, sometimes it stops working and you see a blue or black screen. This is called the screen of death. This usually happens when your computer runs into a problem that it can't solve. It's like a sign that the computer can't handle whatever it was trying to do, and needs you to help it. You usually have to restart your computer and check what caused the problem.
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