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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by rvz on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:20PM (#36944946)
> I remember when bricking something meant it was totally unrecoverable.

Precisely. 'Bricking' something means it is unrecoverable and is irreversible.

No idea a what point in time the definition was changed to mean 'temporarily not working'.

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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by sangnoir on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:15PM (#36945794)
Bricking oftentimes can be reversed using JTAG connectors. IMO - bricking describes thr state that a device is not operable, not irrecoverably so - just that its difficult to reverse.

Also, it's not a technical term with a rigid definition, hence "soft-bricking"

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