die horribly

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

die horribly
 v.

   The software equivalent of {crash and burn}, and the preferred
   emphatic form of {die}. "The converter choked on an FF in its input
   and died horribly".

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

die horribly

   <jargon> The software equivalent of {crash and burn}, and the
   preferred emphatic form of {die}.  "The converter choked on an
   FF in its input and died horribly".

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1996-05-28)

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