Definition of Trojan Horse in English :

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Trojan Horse meaning in English

Meaning of Trojan Horse in English

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Trojan Horse pronunciation in English

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Trojan Horse

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Noun

1. fifth column, trojan horse

a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

2. trojan, trojan horse

a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

Example Sentences:
'the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm'
'when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse'

3. trojan horse, wooden horse

a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Trojan Horse

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noun
1. Also called: the Wooden Horse Greek mythology
the huge wooden hollow figure of a horse left outside Troy by the Greeks when they feigned retreat and dragged inside by the Trojans. The men concealed inside it opened the city to the final Greek assault
2. 
a trap intended to undermine an enemy
3. computing
a bug inserted into a program or system designed to be activated after a certain time or a certain number of operations

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Trojan Horse

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1.  Greek Legend
in the Trojan War, a huge, hollow wooden horse with Greek soldiers hidden inside that is left at the gates of Troy: the Trojans bring it into the city, thinking it a gift, and the soldiers creep out and open the gates to the rest of the Greek army, which destroys the city
2. 
any person, group, or thing that seeks to subvert a nation, organization, etc. from within
3. 
a computer program run or downloaded to carry out a legitimate function, that also contains hidden instructions for an unauthorized, disruptive operation
see also virus (sense 4)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Trojan Horse

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n.
1. A subversive group or device placed within enemy ranks.
2. The hollow wooden horse in which, according to legend, Greeks hid and gained entrance to Troy, later opening the gates to their army.
3. Computers A program that appears to be legitimate but is designed to have destructive effects, as to data residing in the computer onto which the program was loaded.

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