borked

comparative more borked · superlative most borked

1. humorousslangParticularly of computers or other complex devices: broken, damaged, out of order.

   Diagnosing a "borked" motherboard can be an exercise in frustration. If an accidental static discharge damaged some of the electronic components on the board, it may be next to impossible to trace down the exact fault.

   2012, Ben Conry, “Troubleshooting Storage Devices, Motherboards, and Power Supplies”, in 31 Days before Your CompTIA A+ Exams, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Cisco Press, →ISBN, page 129

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   As a PC technician, you're responsible for doing a certain amount of network troubleshooting, but if the router is really borked, it'll require more management than you'd be expected to handle (or be tested on in the A+ exam).

   2011, Ben Conry, 31 Days Before Your CompTIA A+ Exams, Cisco Press, →ISBN, page 175

   Using hundreds of false identities, the couple ordered electronics, including GoPro digital cameras, Microsoft Xboxes and Samsung smartwatches, then claimed that they were borked in some way. The couple then demanded replacements, before selling them on to a third party, […]

   2017 October 4, Chris Merriman, “Indiana Couple Defraud Amazon to the Tune of $1.2m … and You’ve been Done”, in The Inquirer, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2017

   After finding a few initial customers at Burger Kings and Super Duper Burgers, they finally began to tap into their real target market, the franchisees who not only represented the biggest single collection of Taylor machine owners but the ones who used the most complex, most often borked digital version of Taylor’s product: McDonald’s.

   2021 April 20, Andy Greenberg, “The Cold War Over Hacking McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines”, in Wired, →ISSN

alternative Borked

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bork.

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of Bork. (Alternative letter-case form of borked.)