"nuke and pave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: nukes and paves [present, singular, third-person], nuking and paving [participle, present], nuked and paved [participle, past], nuked and paved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|nuke<> and pave<>}} nuke and pave (third-person singular simple present nukes and paves, present participle nuking and paving, simple past and past participle nuked and paved)
  1. (computing, slang) To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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