Memory-hole

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative form of memory hole. alt-of, alternative

Verb

1
To cause something or someone to be forgotten. transitive
"[…] since the stage was a classic and had been around a long time, most people still called it by its original and now memory-holed name."

Synonyms

/dev/null bit bucket memory leak

Example

"[…] since the stage was a classic and had been around a long time, most people still called it by its original and now memory-holed name."

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