Blow out

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Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
a public domain document of hacker jargon.

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blow out
Usage: vi.
Derivation: Prob.: from mining and tunneling jargon

See Also: blow past, blow up, die horribly


blow out: vi.

[prob.: from mining and tunneling jargon] Of software, to fail spectacularly; almost as serious as crash and burn. See blow past, blow up, die horribly.

Sources

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


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