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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  crash and burn
       
           A spectacular crash, in the mode of the conclusion of
          the car-chase scene in the movie "Bullitt" and many subsequent
          imitators (compare die horribly).  A Sun-3 display
          screen losing the flyback transformer and lightning strikes
          on VAX-11/780 backplanes are notable crash and burn
          generators.
       
          The construction "crash-and-burn machine" is reported for a
          computer used exclusively for alpha or beta testing, or
          reproducing bugs (i.e. not for development).  The implication
          is that it wouldn't be such a disaster if that machine
          crashed, since only the testers would be inconvenienced.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1996-02-22)

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  crash and burn vi.,n. A spectacular crash, in the mode of the
     conclusion of the car-chase scene in the movie "Bullitt" and many
     subsequent imitators (compare die horribly). Sun-3 monitors losing the
     flyback transformer and lightning strikes on VAX-11/780 backplanes are
     notable crash and burn generators. The construction `crash-and-burn
     machine' is reported for a computer used exclusively for alpha or beta
     testing, or reproducing bugs (i.e., not for development). The
     implication is that it wouldn't be such a disaster if that machine
     crashed, since only the testers would be inconvenienced.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crash and burn
     vb.
     (lb en informal) To fail utterly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crash and burn
     vb.
     (lb en informal) To fail utterly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crash and burn
     vb.
     (lb en informal) To fail utterly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crash and burn
     vb.
     (lb en informal) To fail utterly.

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