the rearmost edge of the hole from the perspective of the player Example: I thought I had missed the putt, but it fell in the backdoor
This is the way a hacker enters a computer system even after all other security holes have been closed
is an undocumented method a programmer uses to gain access to a program or a computer
Refers to the "private entrance" around the security in a program or network used by programmers or technicians to perform maintenance or gain entry
An unprotected passage way by which a criminal can gain access to (an assumed to be) secure area
A planned security breach in an application that can allow unauthorized access to data
Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand For instance, suppose you have As- 7s The flop comes Ad-6c-4s You bet and are called The turn is the Ts, which everybody checks, and then the river is the Js You've made a "backdoor" nut flush See also "runner "
Refers to a hole allowing someone onto a computer/PC without the victims knowledge The abuser can perform many tasks including taking all control over a computer/PC by reading files, shutting down the computer/PC and many other tasks
Also called a trapdoor An undocumented way of gaining access to a program, online service or an entire computer system The backdoor is written by the programmer who creates the code for the program It is often only known by the programmer A backdoor is a potential security risk
An alternative way of gaining access to a computer system A back door entry might be a programmed secret access into the system unknown to routine users of the system
{i} undocumented pathway for accessing a computer system or data contained within it (Computers)
a hidden software or hardware mechanism that can be triggered to permit system protection mechanisms to be circumvented The function will generally provide unusually high, or even full, access to the system either without an account or from a normally restricted account It is activated in some innocent-appearing manner; for example, a key sequence at a terminal Invocation of the backdoor can also be done by sending a specific packet to a network port; see RAT Software developers often introduce backdoors in their code to enable them to reenter the system and perform certain functions; see maintenance hook The backdoor is sometimes left in a fully developed system either by design or accident Synonymous with trap door, which was formerly the preferred usage Usage back door is also very common
disapproval If you say that someone is doing something through or by the backdoor, you disapprove of them because they are doing it in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. Dentists claim the Government is privatising dentistry through the back door. secret, or not publicly stated as your intention
An undocumented way to gain access to a program, some data, or an entire computer system
disapproval You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. He did the backdoor deals that allowed the government to get its budget through Parliament on time He brushed aside talk of greedy MPs voting themselves a backdoor pay rise. = underhand
the rearmost edge of the hole from the perspective of the player making the stroke Example: We thought that John had missed the putt, but it fell in the backdoor
backdoor
Hyphenation
back·door
Turkish pronunciation
bäkdôr
Pronunciation
/ˈbakˌdôr/ /ˈbækˌdɔːr/
Etymology
[ 'bak-'dOr, -'dor ] (adjective.) 1805. From the phrase back door.