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Trojan
//ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən// adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another not-comparable
- 2 Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants. not-comparable
- 3 Involving great strength or endurance. not-comparable
"You know you should get up but the thought of making your way to the bathroom to wash is like a trojan task. Why bother?"
- 4 Of, or relating to, a Trojan point. not-comparable
- 5 Malicious but disguised as legitimate not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants wordnet
Noun
- 1 Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.
- 2 A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.
- 3 a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful wordnet
- 4 A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.
- 5 a native of ancient Troy wordnet
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- 6 A Trojan asteroid.
- 7 An object residing at a Trojan point.
- 8 Ellipsis of Trojan horse. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 9 One who shows great pluck, endurance, strength, etc.
"to study like a Trojan"
Verb
- 1 To infect (a system) with a trojan. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Trojan horse.
Etymology 2
From Trojan horse.
Etymology 3
From Trojan horse.
Etymology 4
From old forms Troyan, Troian, Middle English Troiā̆n, from Old English Trōiān, from Latin Troiānus, from Troia (“Troy”) + -ānus, from Ancient Greek Τροίᾱ (Troíā).
Etymology 5
From old forms Troyan, Troian, Middle English Troiā̆n, from Old English Trōiān, from Latin Troiānus, from Troia (“Troy”) + -ānus, from Ancient Greek Τροίᾱ (Troíā).
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