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backdoor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun backdoor has 3 senses
- backdoor(n = noun.communication) back door - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains; Array is a kind of access, access code
- backdoor(n = noun.artifact) back door, back entrance - an entrance at the rear of a building; Array is a kind of exterior door, outside door
- backdoor(n = noun.act) back door - a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door" is a kind of access
CIDE DICTIONARY
backdoor, a.
Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; as, backdoor intrigues. [1913 Webster]
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