killer poke

noun
/ˈkɪlə(ɹ)pəʊk/UK/ˈkɪlɚ poʊk/US

Etymology

killer + poke (“the storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a computer program”).

Definitions

  1. Any method of inducing physical harm to a computer or peripheral by software means,…

    Any method of inducing physical harm to a computer or peripheral by software means, especially by inserting invalid values into a control register or by building up harmonic oscillations in a hard disk, etc.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for killer poke. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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