Wheel of Fortune

Definitions

1. A joking metaphor for a process that feels random, arbitrary, or game-show-like. In engineering slang, the wheel of fortune usually describes ownership assignment or incident outcomes that seem too dependent on luck.

   In plain English: A joking way to describe something that feels randomly decided.

   Example: "Choosing the incident commander from whoever happened to answer first made the process feel like a wheel of fortune rather than a real readiness plan."

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