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bring X to its knees
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2014-04-26 16:54:15 +01:00
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v. [common] To present a machine, operating system, piece of software, or
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algorithm with a load so extreme or pathological that it grinds to a halt.:
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To bring a MicroVAX to its knees, try twenty users running vi or four
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running EMACS. Compare hog.
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