Failure Glossary
Browse 6 failure terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Failure Terms
- Bricked
- Bricked describes an electronic device that has become completely nonfunctional, typically after a failed software update, firmware flash, or modification gone...
- Dumpster Fire
- A project, codebase, or situation so catastrophically mismanaged that it can only be compared to a burning receptacle of garbage. 'How's the legacy migration...
- Pivot to Video
- Pivot to Video was a widely criticized strategy in digital media during 2016-2018 where numerous news and content organizations laid off writers and editorial...
- Startup Graveyard
- A figurative collection of failed startups, dead products, or abandoned companies used as a reminder of how many ventures do not survive. The term is often...
- Tank
- To crash, fail badly, or drop sharply in quality or performance. In engineering slang, things tank when they fall off a cliff instead of merely drifting...
- Zombie Startup
- A startup that hasn't failed but isn't growing — generating just enough revenue to survive but not enough to attract new investment or achieve its original...
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