Speakur

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nuke and pave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
nuke and -pave
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

nukes and paves (present, singular) nuking and paving (participle, present) nuked and paved (participle, past) nuked and paved (past)

Questions

What does nuke and pave mean?
To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.

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