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Fry




1. To fail.

Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures.

More generally, to become non-working.

Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans.

See fried, magic smoke.

2. To cause to fail; to roach, toast, or hose a piece of hardware.

Never used of software or humans, but compare fried.





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