time bomb
See also: timebomb and time-bomb
English
Alternative forms
- timebomb, time-bomb
Noun
time bomb (plural time bombs)
- A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
- (computing) A program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date and/or time.
- (by extension) A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.
Translations
bomb with a timeout mechanism
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a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
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