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spike /v./ To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a
(sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. The
word is used in several industries; telephone engineers refer to
spiking a relay by inserting a pin to hold the relay in either the
closed or open state, and railroaders refer to spiking a track
switch so that it cannot be moved. In programming environments it
normally refers to a temporary change, usually for testing purposes
(as opposed to a permanent change, which would be called
hardwired).
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