/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 Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=MUD">MUDs whErE thE wizard command "FOD Er>" rEsults in thE immEdiatE and total dEath of Er>, 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." ComparEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=gun">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 thEEnginE. [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE]
