Thread Bomb
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A bug or design that creates too many threads, overwhelming the system or making behavior chaotic. In engineering slang, thread bombs are concurrency problems with explosive consequences.
In plain English: A concurrency problem that creates far too many threads and overwhelms the system.
Example: "The retry loop had a hidden thread bomb in it, so each failing request spawned more workers until the host choked."