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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>smoke</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="smiley.html" title="smiley"/><link rel="next" href="smoke-and-mirrors.html" title="smoke and mirrors"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">smoke</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="smiley.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="smoke-and-mirrors.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="smoke"/><dt xmlns="" id="smoke"><b>smoke</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vi.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. To <a href="../C/crash.html"><i class="glossterm">crash</i></a> or blow up, usually
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spectacularly. “<span class="quote">The new version smoked, just like the last
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one.</span>” Used for both hardware (where it often describes an actual
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physical event), and software (where it's merely colorful).</p></dd><dd><p> 2. [from automotive slang] To be conspicuously fast. “<span class="quote">That
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processor really smokes.</span>” Compare
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