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It's called bracketing in electrical engineering as well for troubleshooting.
"Hmm still no magic smoke, double the current will you Jeeves?"
Fried electronics have such a unique ""oh fuck" smell
The smell of the magic smoke that gets released from the electronics, preventing them from working.
Called half splitting in troubleshooting terms when I was in the Navy.
Half split bracketing was the term I learned in aviation electronic school in the Navy.