Squirrelcide

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  squirrelcide n. [common on Usenet's comp.risks newsgroup.] (alt.
     `squirrelicide') What all too frequently happens when a squirrel decides
     to exercise its species's unfortunate penchant for shorting out power
     lines with their little furry bodies. Result: one dead squirrel, one
     down computer installation. In this situation, the computer system is
     said to have been squirrelcided.