DROP ON THE FLOOR
\dɹˈɒp ɒnðə flˈɔː], \dɹˈɒp ɒnðə flˈɔː], \d_ɹ_ˈɒ_p ɒ_n_ð_ə f_l_ˈɔː]\
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To react to an error condition by silently discarding messagesor other valuable data. "The gateway ran out of memory, so itjust started dropping packets on the floor." Also frequentlyused of faulty mail and netnews relay sites that losemessages. See also black hole, bit bucket.
By Denis Howe
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