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Meaning
Noun
●
A
subsidiary
entrance
to a
building
or
house
at its
rear
,
normally
away
from the street.
●
A means of access, often
secret
and
unprotected
, to something.
●
In Computer security:
A
secret
means of access to a
program
or system.
●
In Automotive:
A
rear
side
door
of a
car
, or at the back of a van.
●
The
anus
,
generally
used
in reference to
anal
sex.
●
In Golf:
The
rear
side
of the
hole
, furthest from the golfer.
Adj
●
In American English & Baseball:
The
path
of a
pitch
which
starts
outside and then
slides
over the plate.
●
Achieved through
indirect
means.
Verb
●
To
attempt
to
accomplish
by
indirect
means, especially when
direct
means are proscribed.
●
In Surfing:
To
enter
a
tube
by
accelerating
from behind; to
surf
into an already
formed
hollow
wave
,
in contrast
to the
normal
method of
slowing
to
allow
a
surfable
wave
to form.
●
In Computing:
to
add
a
backdoor
(a
secret
means of access) to a
program
or system.
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Synonyms
Backdoor
Antonyms
Foredoor
Front Door
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