Definitions

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  • verb transitive To reopen something bricked up.
  • verb transitive, slang, computing To repair a device that was bricked (rendered inoperative).

Etymologies

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un- +‎ brick

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Examples

  • 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.

    Enterprise IT Planet News 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • 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.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • How to make a magic memory stik and pandora battery to unbrick fully bricked PSP?

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • 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.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • 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.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

  • 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.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2010

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  • 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

  • I wonder what other kinds of "drastic operation" can unbrick.

    February 3, 2009

  • In my mind this word evokes the final moments of “The Black Cat”.

    October 14, 2011

  • What an unrioter doesn't throw through a shop window on Buy Nothing Day.

    October 14, 2011

  • Black Cat, yeah! A frightening word.

    October 15, 2011