atomic bomb

n : a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by

nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element

(uranium 235 or plutonium 239)) [syn: {atom bomb}, {A-bomb},

{fission bomb}, {plutonium bomb}]

logic bomb

Code surreptitiously inserted into an

application or {operating system} that causes it to perform

some destructive or security-compromising activity whenever

specified conditions are met.

Compare {back door}.

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(1996-07-02)