silver bullet

2 definitions found

silver bullet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  silver bullet
      n 1: a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem; "no
           silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism"

silver bullet - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  magic bullet
  silver bullet
  
     <jargon> (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".
  
     (1999-01-13)