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Logic Bomb

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

alternatephrasing
Logic bombs
plural
Logic BombsLogic bombses
possessive
Logic Bomb'sLogic bombs's
pluralpossessive
Logic Bombs'Logic bombses'