Trojan

//ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants. not-comparable
  3. 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. 4
    Of, or relating to, a Trojan point. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Malicious but disguised as legitimate not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants wordnet
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.
  3. 3
    a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful wordnet
  4. 4
    A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.
  5. 5
    a native of ancient Troy wordnet
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  1. 6
    A Trojan asteroid.
  2. 7
    An object residing at a Trojan point.
  3. 8
    Ellipsis of Trojan horse. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 9
    One who shows great pluck, endurance, strength, etc.

    "to study like a Trojan"

Verb
  1. 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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