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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

magic bullet
silver bullet

    (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)