scag

To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage.

Compare scrog, roach.

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Street names include: smack, junk, brown, china white, skag, H, scat, horse, Mexican brown, gear, dark, lady, white girl, black tar, brown sugar, goods, junk, Harry.

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Johan van der Zwaag of Norske Skag's office in Belgium says the global papermaker operates nine mills using some 5 million metric tons of recovered fiber.

Seller's market: American demand may be flat, but global buyers remain intensely interested in scrap paper

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