A wabbit is a type of self-replicating computer program. Unlike Computer virus, wabbits do not infect host programs or documents. Unlike Computer worm, wabbits do not use network capabilities of computers to spread. Instead, a wabbit repeatedly replicates itself on a local computer. Wabbits can be programmed to have (malicious) side-effects, in addition to the direct consequences of their quick self-replication. An example of a wabbit is a fork bomb.

The name wabbit is probably derived from Elmer Fudd s pronunciation of rabbit in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Like rabbits, these programs have an ability to multiply quickly. : Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I m hunting wabbits . -- Elmer Fudd

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