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logic bomb

noun

  1. computing an unauthorized program that is inserted into a computer system; when activated it interferes with the operation of the computer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Central Intelligence Agency is said to have used a "logic bomb" to blow up a Siberian gas pipeline.

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In a nuclear plant, such a logic bomb could cause a meltdown.

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Node:locked up, Next:logic bomb, Previous:locked and loaded, Up:= L = locked up adj.

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See also iron box, cracker, worm, logic bomb.

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A subspecies of logic bomb that is triggered by reaching some preset time, either once or periodically.

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