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scagging

scagging is the present participle and gerund of scag.

Meaning of scag

Verb

scag (third-person singular simple present scags, present participle scagging, simple past and past participle scagged)

  1. To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage.
    • That last power hit scagged the system disk.

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Questions about scagging

What is scagging the present participle and gerund of?
Scagging is the present participle and gerund of scag.

Words near scagging in the dictionary

  1. scaffy
  2. Scafidi
  3. Scafidis
  4. scag
  5. scagged
  6. scagging
  7. Scaggs
  8. scaggy
  9. scaghead
  10. scagheads
  11. scaglia

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