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Short circuit

noun, verb

Noun

1
A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.
2
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference wordnet

Verb

1
To cause a short circuit in. broadly, transitive
"The Jewish Community Relations Council does work on racism and multicultural issues, but they don't address anti-Arab racism in this work. They see that as 'political.' It's like they have a short-circuit inside them."
2
To undergo a short circuit. intransitive
3
To force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion, by bypassing one or more intermediary steps. broadly, transitive
"[H]is temporarily successful attempt to smear Redfield is an effort to short-circuit the narrative into premature and mistaken resolution."
4
To impede or disrupt. broadly, transitive
"At times, the Knicks’ offense looked short-circuited. Anthony, despite his cold hand, kept shooting. / “They all feel good, to be honest with you,” Anthony said. “It wasn’t long, it wasn’t short, they were bouncing off the rim, they were chippers, the same shot I hit all the time so I can’t stop taking my shots.”"
5
To bypass, especially by overhastiness. transitive
"By insisting that "style" is the only way to exert your undeserving self upon the world these books short-circuit the chance for, and even the need for, the possibility of change in the lives of people or the culture."

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6
To terminate a loop before the declared termination condition is met, or a conditional before all conditions have been tested for. transitive
"For example, to short-circuit the "LoggedIn()" or "LogIn()" "if" conditional, replace the "Or" with "OrElse" and the statement is interpreted to mean "if not logged in, then log in"."

Etymology 1

short + circuit

Etymology 2

short + circuit

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