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Definition of Logic bomb
1. Noun. 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. "A disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb"
Definition of Logic bomb
1. Noun. A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Logic Bomb
Literary usage of Logic bomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dedicated Computer Crime Units by J. Thomas McEwen (1988)
"Internal Computer Crimes Data Destruction and logic bomb Case The victim company
involved in this case is USPA & IRA, a licensed life insurance agency and ..."
2. Microcomputer Security by David J. Stang (1991)
"In the case of a time bomb, the event is a certain system date, whereas for a
logic bomb, the event may vary. For example, a computer virus may infect other ..."
3. Computer Virus (Icsa) by David J. Stang (1991)
"logic bomb A (usually deliberate) error in coding a program which causes some
event to occur when some condition is met A logic bomb could be triggered by a ..."
4. The Electronic Intrusion Threat to National Security and Emergency ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1998)
"He hoped that the company would hire him back to reconstruct databases after the
logic bomb functioned. His attempt was discovered before he left the ..."
5. Terroristic Threats to the U.S: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed edited by Jim Saxton (2000)
"Right now, today, the truck bomb is a much more serious threat than the logic bomb.
But the question is, what might be coming. ..."
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