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logic bomb

noun

Definition of logic bomb

: a computer program often hidden within another seemingly innocuous program that is designed to perform usually malicious actions (such as deleting files) when certain conditions have been met

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 Your Content is not technically harmful (including, without limitation, viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software, harmful data or conduct). — Harper's BAZAAR, "Reader Submission Terms and Community Guidelines," 13 Jan. 2015

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First Known Use of logic bomb

1978, in the meaning defined above

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