squirrelcide: n. [common on Usenet's comp.risks newsgroup.]
(alt. `squirrelicide') What all too frequently happens when a
squirrel decides to exercise its species's unfortunate penchant for
shorting out power lines with their little furry bodies. Result:
one dead squirrel, one down computer installation. In this
situation, the computer system is said to have been squirrelcided.
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