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Blow Away Vt. To Remove (files And Directories) From Permanent Storage, Generally By Accident.
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blow away vt.
To remove (files and directories) from
permanent storage, generally by accident. "He reformatted the
wrong partition and blew away last night's netnews." Oppose
nuke.
Related:
blow away: vt. To remove (files and directories) from permanent storage, generally by accident.
He reformatted the wrong partition and blew away last night's netnews....
uke: /n[y]ook/ vt. 1. To intentionally delete the entire contents of a given directory or storage volume.
On UNIX, `rm -r /usr' will nuke everything in the usr filesystem....
uke /n[y]ook/ vt. [common] 1. To intentionally delete the entire contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On Unix, rm -r /usr will nuke everything in the usr filesystem....
They blew the Bronx away. . .
blow past vt. To blow out despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer.
blow past: vt. To {blow out} despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
GFR /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and LISP Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure
especially one designed to reclaim mass storage space or reduce name-space clutter (the original GFR actually moved files to tape)....
GFR: /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and LISP Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure
especially one designed to reclaim mass storage space or reduce name-space clutter (the original GFR actually moved files to tape)....
ue-hacker n. [analogy with `trufan' from SF fandom] One who exemplifies the primary values of hacker culture, esp.
competence and helpfulness to other hackers. A high compliment....