noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bricking; turning into a brick
Colloquial computing term for a device becoming as useless as a brick, usually due to firmware failure or a failed update. Used as a noun or with する.
アップデートに失敗してスマホが文鎮化した。
The update failed and my smartphone got bricked.
文鎮化を防ぐため、バックアップを取っておく。
To prevent bricking, I keep a backup.