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[tzs]

OK, so unlinking /var is a varectomy. That fits.

I suppose if instead you just deleted random files from /var, that would be a varotomy?

I can't think of anything, offhand, that would be a varostomy.

For those unclear on the difference between -ectomy, -otomy, and -ostomy, see [1].

https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/607/in-medicine-wh...