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Time Bomb

nounid 4437·updated May 9, 2026
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Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
infernal machineticking bomb
plural
Time Bombs
possessive
Time Bomb's
pluralpossessive
Time Bombs'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.
Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
§2
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Resident computer program that triggers an unauthorized act at a predefined time.
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