Schroedinbug is a term used in Software programming to describe a computer bug that is not discovered, but shows up after somebody reads the source or uses the application in an unusual way. The program then stops working for everyone until the bug is fixed. Although this sounds rather impossible, some programs have carried latent schroedinbugs.

=Etymology=

The word schroedinbug comes from Schrödinger s cat thought experiment.

=Appearance in Fiction=

In the independent movie Schrödinger s Cat (January 2006 - Mahoutsukai), a Schroedinbug is found in the programming of American defense systems, causing a catastrophic security failure.

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