Brick (electronics)

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A brick (or bricked device) is a mobile device, game console, router, computer or other electronic device that is no longer functional due to corrupted firmware, a hardware problem, or other damage.^[1] The term analogizes the device to a brick's modern technological usefulness.^[2] "Brick" is also used as a verb to describe a device entering such a state.