nuke and pave

English

Verb

nuke and pave (third-person singular simple present nukes and paves, present participle nuking and paving, simple past and past participle nuked and paved)

1. (computing, slang) To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.
   • 2009, T. G. Diamond, My Darling Davis, how real is your love?, page 290:

     I'm so sorry, I was hoping that we could see each other . . . there is a solution to this, when you are here, before you go back, I can take my computer in and get it nuked and paved.