logic bomb

noun

A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.

“The disgruntled programmer's logic bomb would wipe files from the network if he had not logged in within the past six weeks.”

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Meanings

nounlogic bomb (plural logic bombs)

plural logic bombs

  1. computingA piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.

    The disgruntled programmer's logic bomb would wipe files from the network if he had not logged in within the past six weeks.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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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Broader
malevolent program

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

logic bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logic%20bomb

MLA

“logic bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logic%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logic bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logic%20bomb.

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