Code Wipeout

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A severe failure, deletion, or collapse that wipes out a large body of code behavior, progress, or reliability. In engineering slang, code wipeout is not just a bug; it is a major loss event.

    In plain English: A major technical wipeout involving large loss or failure.

    Example: "The mistaken branch force-push caused a code wipeout of three days' worth of integration work that had not yet been backed up anywhere else."

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