defenestration

  1. Noun.  The act of throwing something, or someone, out of a window.
  2. Noun.  (British) High profile removal of a person from an organization.
  3. Noun.  (neologism, humorous) The act of removing the (w, Microsoft Windows) operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

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