/groNk/ Popularised by JohNNy Hart' s comic strip "B.C." but the word appareNtly predates that. 1. To clear the state of a wedged device aNd restart it. More severe thaN "to frob" (seNse 2). 2. [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable. 3. The souNd made by maNy 3.5-iNch diskette drives. IN particular, the microfloppies oN a Commodore Amiga go "griNk, groNk". [JargoN File]

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
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