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logic bomb

British

noun

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

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Some claim that a logic bomb was responsible for an explosion on the trans-Siberian pipeline in the ’80s, but that assertion has been widely disputed.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2016

The logic bomb had not disrupted the intricate systems that control the flow of water and electricity to the service's 1.2 million customers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another type of virus, the logic bomb, would remain dormant in an enemy system until a predetermined time, when it would come to life and begin eating data.

From Time Magazine Archive

The device did not explode; it was a "logic bomb," a smidgen of spurious software coding that had been secretly inserted into the giant IBM machine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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