No word of a lie, I do that all the time in Kerbal Space Program. I didn't crash, the mission terminated due to unscheduled lithobraking. My rocket design didn't explode, it had a excessive surplus oxidisation.

Reminds me of the first episode of the west wing, after President Bartlett apparently rode his bike into a tree.

"What do you want me to tell the press? That the president, while riding his bike, came to a sudden arboreal halt?"

Precision, people. Precision with language is the mark of a clear mind.

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I think i have seen NASA use that one before.

RUD is at least used ironically. I don't get the impression that "anomaly" has the same tone.