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blast

1. 

a. the rapid movement of air away from the centre of an explosion, combustion of rocket fuel, etc

b. a wave of overpressure caused by an explosion; shock wave

2. any of several diseases of plants and animals, esp one producing withering in plants

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blast [blast]

(computer science)

To release internal or external memory areas from the control of a computer program in the course of dynamic storage allocation, making these areas available for reallocation to other programs.

(engineering)

The setting off of a heavy explosive charge.

(physics)

The brief and rapid movement of air or other fluid away from a center of outward pressure, as in an explosion.

The characteristic instantaneous rise in pressure, followed by a sudden decrease, that results from this movement, differentiated from less rapid pressure changes.

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1.		blast - BLT, used especially for large data sends over a network or comm line. Opposite of snarf. Usage: uncommon. The variant "blat" has been reported.
2.		blast - [HP/Apollo] Synonymous with nuke. Sometimes the message "Unable to kill all processes. Blast them (y/n)?" would appear in the command window upon logout.