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    n. A name used in examples and understood to stand for whatever thing is under discussion, or any random member of a class of... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


    •  View Definition: search-and-destroy mode 

    search-and-destroy mode

    n. Hackerism for the search-and-replace facility in an editor, so called because an incautiously chosen match pattern can cause infinite damage.