Time Bomb
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
Wordset Dictionary
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- infernal machineticking bomb
- plural
- Time Bombs
- possessive
- Time Bomb's
- pluralpossessive
- Time Bombs'