crowdstrike. n.
1. A set of major disruptions caused by an update that was not tested enough, pushed to many devices across the globe.
2. The name of such an update.
3. (by extension) a joke so bad it causes major disruptions.
For instance:
- Congrats for your crowdstrike! Now my weekend is ruined as I'll be the one who'll be asked to fix this mess.
crowdstrike. v. (simple past crowdstruck or crowdstriked¹, past participle crowdstricken, or crowdstruck, or (obsolete, regionalism) crowdstroke²)
1. Action of pushing an update to many devices that causes a global outage or major disruptions in various sectors.
For instance:
- We've been crowdstruck. Again.
crowdstrike. adj.
1. Qualifies an update that, when pushed to many devices across the world, causes major disruptions across the globe.
2. Qualifies such a (set of) event(s).
For instance:
- We are sorry for the crowdstrike event we caused. We gently remind our kind customers and their end users that per our ToS, we will issue no refund, and that no liability can be held against us. Customers who don't try to contact us in the following month will get a discount for their next contract renewal. You will hear us speak before the Congress, who nicely invited us for some comedy in the hope it will appease you all. Make sure you like the related videos on the various online platforms. We wish you a nice end of the week and nice, relaxing summer holidays.
¹ people have differing but strong opinions on which simple past form is correct, mainly due to regional differences. Some avoid saying crowdstrike and say crowdhit instead.² some people have tried to push crowdstricken, which first caught on in some areas or particular contexts. The idea that this form likens the qualified subject to the bearer of some sickness has eventually seduced a critical mass of people after some initial push back. Please also see the usage notes for strike for other, rarer, alternative forms [*].
[*] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strike#Usage%20notes
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