May 15, 2003

bring X to its knees

v.

[common] To present a machine, operating system, piece of software, or algorithm with a load so extreme or pathological that it grinds to a halt.: To bring a MicroVAX to its knees, try twenty users running vi — or four running EMACS. Compare hog.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:55 AM

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