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Meaning of MAGIC BULLET

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 Definition: [n]  remedy (a drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease: "there is no magic bullet against cancer"
 
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 See Also: curative, cure, remedy

 

 

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 Definition: 

(Or "silver bullet" from vampire legends) A term widely used in software engineering for a supposed quick, simple cure for some problem. E.g. "There's no silver bullet for this problem".

 
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