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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>blast</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../B.html" title="B"/><link rel="previous" href="blargh.html" title="blargh"/><link rel="next" href="blat.html" title="blat"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">blast</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="blargh.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">B</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="blat.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="blast"/><dt xmlns="" id="blast"><b>blast</b></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">v.,n.</span> Synonym for
<a href="BLT.html"><i class="glossterm">BLT</i></a>, used esp. for large data sends over a network
or comm line. Opposite of <a href="../S/snarf.html"><i class="glossterm">snarf</i></a>. Usage: uncommon.
The variant &#8216;blat&#8217; has been reported. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. vt. [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with <a href="../N/nuke.html"><i class="glossterm">nuke</i></a>
(sense 3). Sometimes the message <b class="command">Unable to kill all
processes. Blast them (y/n)?</b> would appear in the command window
upon logout.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="blargh.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../B.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="blat.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">blargh </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> blat</td></tr></table></div></body></html>