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Backdoor

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of back door. alt-of, alternative

    "South Western Railway is introducing "backdoor price hikes" of "up to 28%" from September 5, claims pressure group SWR Watch, which has asked the operator: "When were you going to tell passengers?""

  2. 2
    a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) wordnet
  3. 3
    an entrance at the rear of a building wordnet
  4. 4
    an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of back door. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From back + door.

Etymology 2

From back + door.

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