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BACKDOOR
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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.))
