back door

Definition of Back Door in English :

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Noun

1. 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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2. back door, backdoor

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

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3. back door, back entrance, backdoor

an entrance at the rear of a building

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Back Door

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noun

1.

a door at the rear or side of a building

2.

a.

a means of entry to a job, position, etc, that is secret, underhand, or obtained through influence

b.

(as modifier)

a backdoor way of making firms pay more

Back Door

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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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