/fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other people.From MUDs where the wizard command "FOD " results in the immediate and total death of , usually as punishment for obnoxious behaviour.This usage migrated to other circumstances, such as "I' m going to fod the process that is burning all the cycles."Compare gun.In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight.Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of what this generally does to the engine.[Jargon File]