roach

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A Bell Labs term meaning destroy, especially of a data structure. Hardware gets toasted or fried, software gets roached.

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Last updated: 1999-02-08

Nearby terms:

RMON ♦ RMS ♦ RNF ♦ ro ♦ roach ♦ ROADS ♦ Robert T. Morris ♦ ROBEX ♦ RoboHELP

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