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1. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)

firefighting
 n.

    1. What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An
    opposite of hacking. ?Been hacking your new newsreader?? ?No, a power
    glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires.?

    2. The act of throwing lots of manpower and late nights at a project, esp.
    to get it out before deadline. See also gang bang, Mongolian Hordes
    technique; however, the term firefighting connotes that the effort is
    going into chasing bugs rather than adding features.

2. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

firefighting

   1. What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational
   problems.  An opposite of hacking.  "Been hacking your new
   newsreader?"  "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I
   spent the whole afternoon fighting fires."

   2. The act of throwing lots of manpower and late nights at a
   project, especially to get it out before deadline.  See also
   gang bang, Mongolian Hordes technique; however, the term
   "firefighting" connotes that the effort is going into chasing
   bugs rather than adding features.

   (1994-12-01)

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