humidified

Definition

What happens when engineers decide the air isn't sufficiently damp and deploy machines to cry moisture into it with industrial precision. Essential in data centers to prevent your servers from being brutally murdered by static electricity, and in humidors because cigar enthusiasts apparently view atmospheric conditions as a personal challenge. The opposite of what you want in summer.

Example Usage

The server room got humidified, so now my hair looks like I've been electrocuted by a cloud.

Source: HVAC and data center management terminology, Merriam-Webster

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