Changes: Root canal

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A root canal was an engineering slang term used to describe a rebuilding of a computer or other systems software from the ground up. It was usually performed when the system was considered to be beyond conventional repair.

Miles O'Brien, who was distinctly unimpressed with Cardassian technology, wanted to perform a root canal on the Cardassian built computers on Deep Space 9. (DS9: "The Forsaken")

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-"Root Canal" is an engineering slang term used to describe a rebuilding of a computer or other system's software from the ground up. Usually performed when the system is considered to be beyond conventional repair.
+A '''root canal''' was an engineering slang term used to describe a rebuilding of a computer or other systems software from the ground up. It was usually performed when the system was considered to be beyond conventional repair.
+[[Miles O'Brien]], who was distinctly unimpressed with [[Cardassian]] technology, wanted to perform a root canal on the Cardassian built computers on [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|The Forsaken}})
-[[Miles O'Brien]], who was distinctly unimpressed with [[Cardassian]] technology, devoutly wanted to perform a root canal on the Cardassian-built computers on [[Deep Space 9]]. ([[DS9]]: [[The Forsaken]])
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