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m463yesterday at 2:55 PM1 replyview on HN

I remember touring the assembly line for military jets.

There were posters everywhere about "extra parts" they called FOD.


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dghlsakjgyesterday at 4:37 PM

FOD applies more broadly than that, as well. Candy wrappers on the runway is also FOD.

It stands for foreign object debris, and means any physical thing out of place where it may cause damage or injury. Because of the nature of jet engines, basically anything can be FOD depending on where you put it.