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scag ‎(countable and uncountable, plural scags)

scag ‎(third-person singular simple present scags, present participle scagging, simple past and past participle scagged)

(computing) To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the filesystem or by causing media damage.
"That last power hit scagged the system disk."

From Old Irish scacaid ‎(“strains, filters, sifts, purifies”), from Old Norse.

scag ‎(present analytic scagann, future analytic scagfaidh, verbal noun scagadh, past participle scagtha)

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	scagaim	scagann tú; scagair^†	scagann sé, sí	scagaimid	scagann sibh	scagann siad; scagaid^†	a scagann; a scagas / a scagann; a scagas	scagtar
	past	scag mé; scagas	scag tú; scagais	scag sé, sí	scagamar; scag muid	scag sibh; scagabhair	scag siad; scagadar	a scag / ar scag*	scagadh
	past habitual	scagainn	scagtá	scagadh sé, sí	scagaimis; scagadh muid	scagadh sibh	scagaidís; scagadh siad	a scagadh / ar scagadh*	scagtaí
	future	scagfaidh mé; scagfad	scagfaidh tú; scagfair^†	scagfaidh sé, sí	scagfaimid; scagfaidh muid	scagfaidh sibh	scagfaidh siad; scagfaid^†	a scagfaidh; a scagfas / a scagfaidh; a scagfas	scagfar
conditional		scagfainn	scagfá	scagfadh sé, sí	scagfaimis; scagfadh muid	scagfadh sibh	scagfaidís; scagfadh siad	a scagfadh / ar scagfadh*	scagfaí
subjunctive	present	go scaga mé; go scagad^†	go scaga tú; go scagair^†	go scaga sé, sí	go scagaimid; go scaga muid	go scaga sibh	go scaga siad; go scagaid^†	—	go scagtar
subjunctive	past	dá scagainn	dá scagtá	dá scagadh sé, sí	dá scagaimis; dá scagadh muid	dá scagadh sibh	dá scagaidís; dá scagadh siad	—	dá scagtaí
imperative		scagaim	scag	scagadh sé, sí	scagaimis	scagaigí; scagaidh^†	scagaidís	—	scagtar
verbal noun		scagadh
past participle		scagtha

* Indirect relative
† Dialect form