killbit
nounEtymology From kill + bit; see bit (“binary digit”), i.e. an on/off setting.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A setting that disables a specific web browser plug-in, typically to prevent a security vulnerability from being exploited.
- It is time for Adobe to announce the end-of-life date for Flash and to ask the browsers to set killbits on the same day.2015 July 14, Samuel Gibbs, “Facebook calls for end to Flash as Firefox blocks it over hacking holes”, in The Guardian: