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locked and loaded
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locked and loaded /adj./ [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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