This is predominately a gaming trope, but may pop up elsewhere. In gaming, this is a specific type of Standard Status Effect.
In a lot of games, there's a way for the heroes to trick the baddies into fighting each other.
With Mecha-Mooks like robots and gun turrets, this is typically accomplished by "hacking". Usually this involves creeping up to them and using a skill or playing a Hacking [...] [tvtropes.org]