hose

   1.  vt.  [common]  To  make  non-functional  or  greatly  degraded in
   performance.  "That big ray-tracing program really hoses the system."
   See {hosed}.

   2.  n.  A  narrow  channel  through  which data flows under pressure.
   Generally denotes data paths that represent performance bottlenecks.

   3.  n.  Cabling,  especially  thick Ethernet cable. This is sometimes
   called  bit  hose  or  hosery (play on `hosiery') or `etherhose'. See
   also {washing machine}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {fry}{hosed}{washing machine}]