nuking and paving

A form of nuke and pave — To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nuke and pave
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APA

nuking and paving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuking%20and%20paving

MLA

“nuking and paving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuking%20and%20paving. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuking and paving,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuking%20and%20paving.

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