Locked And Loaded Adj.,obs. [from Military Slang For An M-16 Rifle With Magazine Inserted And Prepared For Firing] Said Of A Removable Disk Volume Properly Prepared For Use -- That I

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locked and loaded adj.,obs.

[from military slang for an
M-16 rifle with magazine inserted and prepared for firing] Said of
a removable disk volume properly prepared for use -- that is,
locked into the drive and with the heads loaded. Ironically,
because their heads are `loaded' whenever the power is up, this
description is never used of Winchester drives (which are
named after a rifle).

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