FOD
FOD: /fod/ v. [Abbreviation for `Finger of Death', originally a
spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice
and with no regard for other people. From MUDs where the wizard
command `FOD <player>' results in the immediate and total death of
<player>, usually as punishment for obnoxious behavior. This usage
migrated to other circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the
process that is burning all the cycles." Compare gun.
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g., what happens
when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight.
Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of what this
generally does to the engine.
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