backdoor

Definition of Backdoor in English :

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Noun

1. back door, backdoor

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

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2. back door, back entrance, backdoor

an entrance at the rear of a building

3. back door, backdoor

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

Example Sentences:
'he got his job through the back door'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Backdoor

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modifier

carried out covertly and without public or official knowledge and approval; done 'by the back door'

He did the backdoor deals that allowed the government to get its budget through Parliament on time.

He brushed aside talk of greedy MPs voting themselves a backdoor pay rise.

a backdoor route into Europe

Backdoor

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adjective

1.

of a rear entrance

2.

secret; underhanded

Backdoor

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adj.

1. Secret or surreptitious; clandestine: a backdoor romance.

2. Devious or underhanded: "Many assail temping as a backdoor way to create a two-tier work force" (Steven Greenhouse).

3. Sports Of or directed toward a player who has slipped behind the opposing defense: a backdoor pass.

n.

1. An unofficial and often improper entrance or channel: Most of the campaign money came through the backdoor. Every admissions process has a backdoor.

2. A means of access to a computer system that allows unauthorized users to circumvent normal authentication procedures.

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