tarbomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially causing inconvenience by overwriting other files or mixing up files from different sources.

Word forms

tarbomb tarbombs

Etymology

From tar + bomb.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.