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1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
drop on the floor
 vt.

    To react to an error condition by silently discarding messages or other
    valuable data. ?The gateway ran out of memory, so it just started dropping
    packets on the floor.? Also frequently used of faulty mail and netnews
    relay sites that lose messages. See also black hole, bit bucket.


2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
drop on the floor

   To react to an error condition by silently discarding messages
   or other valuable data.  "The gateway ran out of memory, so it
   just started dropping packets on the floor."  Also frequently
   used of faulty mail and netnews relay sites that lose
   messages.  See also black hole, bit bucket.


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