A silver bullet is the magical weapon which kills the lycanthrope. silver bullet: this term typically refers to a solution to a problem that will solve all (or at least nearly all) known issues. The term is most usefully used in the phrase ''there are '''no''' silver bullets''. A ''silver bullet'' is a technology or solution thought to somehow ''magically'' solve all (or a majority) of one's problems. Often used in relationship to whatever the media and industry is currently calling ''sexy''. For instance, cell phones, personal digital video recorders and pocket computers, or Java or XML and all the related baggage. [KPV]: Fred Brooks wrote a famous essay on this topic entitled. ''No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering,'' [http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/%7Emaratb/readings/NoSilverBullet.html] (Computer, Vol. 20, No. 4 (April 1987) pp. 10-19.) ---- [Category Glossary]