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logic bomb

DEFINITIONS OF: logic bomb

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n 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

“a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb”
Synonyms:
slag code
Type of:
malevolent program
a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
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