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fire and forget

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Noun

  1. A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target.
  2. The practice of transmitting or raising something, such as an event, and then proceeding without checking for any result or response.

Adjective

  1. Not requiring further control, feedback, or response after an initial action, launch, etc.

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