wheel war
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A conflict in which users of a given computer system or (later) wiki who have administrative privileges try to lock each other out of the system or repeatedly attempt to reverse each other’s administrative actions.
một cuộc xung đột mà người dùng có đặc quyền quản trị cố gắng khóa nhau khỏi hệ thống
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: slang
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “wheel war” mean?
A conflict in which users of a given computer system or (later) wiki who have administrative privileges try to lock each other out of the system or repeatedly attempt to reverse each other’s administrative actions.
Is “wheel war” formal or informal?
wheel war is generally slang.