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BACKDOOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)

Example:

he got his job through the back door

Synonyms:

back door; backdoor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("backdoor" is a kind of...):

access (the act of approaching or entering)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An entrance at the rear of a building

Synonyms:

back door; back entrance; backdoor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("backdoor" is a kind of...):

exterior door; outside door (a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

Synonyms:

back door; backdoor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("backdoor" is a kind of...):

access; access code (a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.))

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