clobbering

Verb

clobber (third-person singular simple present clobbers, present participle clobbering, simple past and past participle clobbered)

1. (slang, transitive) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
   • So the temptation to clobber was always there, and it was sometimes more difficult not to strike than it would have been to strike, and the consequences be damned.1954, Evan Hunter, The Blackboard Jungle, published 1984, page 201

   Synonyms:

   slog, slug

2. (slang, transitive) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
   • It is therefore clear that the system itself must be truly "clobber proof"; that is, no user may be capable of changing anyone else's program or tying up the system in any way that would disrupt normal service to other users.1965 November, Charles W. Adams, “Responsive time-shared computing in business its significance and implications”, in AFIPS '65 (Fall, part I): Proceedings of the November 30--December 1, 1965, fall...

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