to foobar
9.9
To damage a computer system or make it stop working
- verb
- Jargon
:
estropear
- Be careful not to foobar the system with untested code changes.
Examples
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He accidentally foobared the database while trying to update the records.
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If you delete that file, you might foobar the entire application.
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Don't foobar the system!
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He foobared the entire database last night.
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If you delete that file, you might foobar the entire application.
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He accidentally foobared the database while trying to update the records.
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Be careful not to foobar the system with untested code changes.
Synonyms
to fail
vsto foobar
370
2.2
Stop working properly, as a machine or part
causes a computer system or data to stop working or become corrupted
33
3.5
Stop working and need repair
causes a computer system or data to stop working or become corrupted
1
8.0
To stop working properly, often about machines
causes a computer system or data to stop working or become corrupted
9.9
To suddenly break or stop working in a dramatic way
causes malfunction or corruption rather than sudden explosive destruction
How Broken
to destroy
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
to corrupt
39
5.2
- Specialized
39
5.2
to foobar
- Jargon
to break
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
to crash
156
3.2
- Specialized
156
3.2
to fail
370
2.2
370
2.2
to misbehave
37
2.8
37
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foobar as a verb comes from the noun meaning 'a mess' (linked to FUBAR), so to foobar something is to make a computer, program, or data 'stop working' or become damaged.