nuke and pave verb1 •(slang) To wipe a computer's hard disk and reinstall everything, as a drastic fix for problems.I'm so sorry, I was hoping that we could see each other . . . there is a solution to this, when you are here, before you go back, I can take my computer in and get it nuked and paved. — 2009 formsnuked and paved · nuking and paving · nukes and paves