Concept cluster: Graphics and sound > Mail and package bombs
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(historical) A form of communication formerly used within the FBI, indicating a letter that had to be typed and mailed on the same day.
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mail (usually for weight reasons in the form of a postcard) carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen- or helium-filled balloon.
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(computing) An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
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A bombing of this kind.
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An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.
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Alternative form of letter bomb [(dated, often with the) The atomic bomb.]
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An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.
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Alternative form of mail bomb [An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb.]
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Synonym of mailshot
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Alternative letter-case form of Molotov cocktail [A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.]
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To apply a postmark on.
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Alternative form of replyallpocalypse [Synonym of email storm.]
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(US, Navy) A radio operator.
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(aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
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(computing, slang) 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.
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Alternative spelling of terrorbombing [(military) An act of terrorbombing.]
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Alternative spelling of terrorbomb [(military) To bomb (chiefly civilian areas) with the intention of instilling terror and decreasing morale.]
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(computing) A malicious program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date and/or time.
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The perpetrator of mail bomb attacks in America between 1978 and 1994, so named by the media.

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