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Oach Vt. [Bell Labs] To Destroy, Esp. Of A Data Structure.
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roach vt.
[Bell Labs] To destroy, esp. of a data
structure. Hardware gets toasted or fried, software gets
roached.
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oach: [Bell Labs] vt. To destroy, esp. of a data structure.
Hardware gets {toast}ed or {fried}, software gets roached. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
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....
crog /skrog/ vt. [Bell Labs] To damage, trash, or corrupt a data structure.
The list header got scrogged." Also reported as `skrog', and ascribed to the comic strip "The Wizard of Id"....
crog: /skrog/ [Bell Labs] vt. To damage, trash, or corrupt a data structure.
The list header got scrogged." Also reported as `skrog', and ascribed to the comic strip "The Wizard of Id"....
cag vt. To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the filesystem or by causing media damage.
That last power hit scagged the system disk." Compare scrog, roach....
ash vt. To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure).
The most common of the family of near-synonyms including mung, mangle, and scribble....
ash: vt. To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure).
The most common of the family of near-synonyms including {mung}, {mangle}, and {scribble}....
cag: vt. To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the filesystem or by causing media damage.
That last power hit scagged the system disk." Compare {scrog}, {roach}....