To modify a data structure in a random and unintentionally
destructive way. "Bletch! Somebody's disk-compactor program went
berserk and scribbled on the i-node table." "It was working fine
until one of the allocation routines scribbled on low core."
Synonymous with {trash}; compare {mung}, which conveys a bit more
intention, and {mangle}, which is more violent and final.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {clobber}{mangle}{mung}{scratch}{scrog}{smash the stack}{stomp on}{trash}{zero}]