zaps

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Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace in the Linux environment "zaps" the Xorg server, causing an unrecoverable crash.

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  • Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace in the Linux environment "zaps" the Xorg server, causing an unrecoverable crash. —  LXer Linux News
  • So I'm finally about to put in a zap order of 50 zaps, so I got a pretty good deal. —  The Web Comic List - Latest Webcomics
  • A simple hand-held device, ThermaClear, "zaps" pimples and blemishes quickly and easily, even in their earliest stages of development.
  • "But now I guess we're getting a lot of little zaps." —  The Daily News Transcript Homepage RSS
  • He then zaps Matt into the future, and goes back out to ensure that Nathan doesn't talk about the powers again, now that he's survived. —  Latest News - MovieWeb.com
 

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