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LOGIC BOMB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or 'explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects
Example:
a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb
Synonyms:
logic bomb; slag code
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("logic bomb" is a kind of...):
malevolent program (a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects)
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