Nuke

Verb · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. To delete, destroy, or wipe something decisively and often irreversibly. In engineering chat it can refer to removing data, tearing down environments, or dropping a broken setup from orbit.

    In plain English: Delete or destroy something completely.

    Example: "If the cache keeps poisoning requests, we'll nuke it and rebuild warm state."

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