rupture

n 1: state of being torn or burst open

2: a personal or social separation (as between opposing

factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

[syn: {breach}, {break}, {severance}, {rift}, {falling out}]

3: the act of making a sudden noisy break

v : separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";

"tear the paper" [syn: {tear}, {snap}, {bust}]

ruptime

{Unix} {Berkeley networking} command to report the status of

all hosts on the net. See also rwho. See ruptime(1N).