Rootkit

Meaning

Noun

●

In Computer security:

A set of

used by a

access to a

computer system

and control the system while

itself from the user.

Verb

●

To

(a

computer system

) with a rootkit.

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Origin

rootkit

English

kit

English

root

English

root

Middle English (1100-1500)

wroten

Middle English (1100-1500)

wrotan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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