Blow away

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blow away

Usage: vt.
Antonym(s): nuke

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.

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Sources

Source: blow away, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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