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Let The Smoke Out V. To Fry Hardware (see Fried).
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let the smoke out v.
To fry hardware (see fried). See
magic smoke for a discussion of the underlying mythology.
Related:
fry 1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures.
More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans....
fry: 1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures.
More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans....
magic smoke: n. A substance trapped inside IC packages that enables them to function (also called `blue smoke'
his is similar to the archaic `phlogiston' hypothesis about combustion)....
magic smoke n. A substance trapped inside IC packages that enables them to function (also called `blue smoke'
his is similar to the archaic `phlogiston' hypothesis about combustion)....
fried adj. 1. [common] Non-working due to hardware failure
burnt out. Especially used of hardware brought down by a `power glitch' (see glitch), drop-outs, a short, or some other electrical event....
fried: adj. 1. Non-working due to hardware failure
burnt out. Especially used of hardware brought down by a `power glitch' (see {glitch}), {drop-outs}, a short, or some other electrical event....
moke test n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguratio
in which power is applied and the tester checks for sparks, smoke, or other dramatic signs of fundamental failure....
moke test: n. 1. A rudimentary form of testing applied to electronic equipment following repair or reconfiguratio
in which power is applied and the tester checks for sparks, smoke, or other dramatic signs of fundamental failure....
Mind if I smoke?" "Yes, I'd like to see that, does it come out of your ears or what?