Core Meltdown
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
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A dramatic failure in a central or foundational system component. In engineering slang, core meltdown suggests the problem is happening near the heart of the system, where blast radius is large and options narrow quickly.
In plain English: A severe breakdown in a core system component.
Example: "The authentication regression triggered a core meltdown because every user-facing path depended on that service behaving correctly."