FOD
/fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a spell-name from fantasy
gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other people.
From MUDs where the wizard command "FOD <player>" results in the immediate and
total death of <player>, usually as punishment for obnoxious behaviour. This
usage migrated to other circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process
that is burning all the cycles." Compare gun.
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens when a jet
engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight. Finger of Death is a
distressingly apt description of what this generally does to the engine.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
FOCL « FOCUS « focus group « FOD » FOIL »
FoIP » FOIRL
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