NOUN | communication | logic bomb, slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or 'explode') if a particular condition is satisfied |
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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. | |
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Example | "a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb" | |
Synonym | slag code | |
Broader | malevolent program | A computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects |
Spanish | bomba lógica | |
Catalan | bomba lògica |
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