Emphasizes total devastation, not just damage or partial destruction.

Complete Destruction

Used exclusively for events involving fire, not other forms of destruction.

Fire Specific

Suggests the process of being destroyed by fire happens over a span of time.

Indicates a resource is not just used, but used up completely.

Commonly used to discuss how efficiently a fuel is consumed.

Can indicate how quickly a fuel or resource is being used up.

Refers to transferring data from a computer to a disc irreversibly.

Once data is burned down, it cannot be erased or undone.