backdoor (n.)

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

    [ Syn: back door ]

  2. an entrance at the rear of a building

    [ Syn: back door , back entrance ]

  3. a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); he got his job through the back door

    [ Syn: back door ]

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