killer poke
The w:Commodore PETCommodore PET 2001, a personal computer released in 1977 that was susceptible to killer pokes
Meaning
Noun
- Any method of inducing physical harm to a computer or peripheral by software means, especially by inserting invalid values into a control register or by building up harmonic oscillations in a hard disk, etc.
Origin
Modern English dictionary
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