"fire and forget" meaning in English

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        "A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target."
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        "(military technology) A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target."
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          "sense": "missile guidance system",
          "word": "ammu ja unohda"
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          "roman": "sistéma samonavedenija",
          "sense": "missile guidance system",
          "word": "систе́ма самонаведения"
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