BACKDOOR Definition & Meaning

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backdoor

[ bak-dawr ]

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noun

a door at the rear of a house, building, etc.:
Fans were waiting by the backdoor of the theater, hoping to catch a glimpse of the band.
a secret, furtive, or illicit manner or means:
The business has a backdoor through which the board of directors can access slush fund money.
an indirect manner or means:
Marriage counseling was a kind of backdoor into therapy, where I finally faced my dysfunctional relationship with my mother.
Computers. a secret access point or undocumented vulnerability in a software program, hardware component, or digital network, sometimes intentionally maintained as for remote developer access, but also sometimes created or exploited for unauthorized access by hackers:
If half of all devices have disclosed backdoors, cybersecurity experts must assume that the number of devices affected by undisclosed or malicious backdoors is much higher.
Slang: Usually Vulgar. anus.

adjective

secret; furtive; illicit:
Special interests pushed through a backdoor contract before the bidding period had expired.
indirect:
The immigration reform bill included backdoor amnesty for employed undocumented residents.
Computers. relating to, using, or noting an indirect access point into a network, computer, or program:
Hackers used a Trojan horse to establish backdoor access to the mainframe.
Slang: Vulgar. anal ( def 1 ).

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of backdoor¹

First recorded in 1520–30; back ¹( def ) + door

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Various administrations have wanted to create a so-called backdoor into messaging services that use it so they can read messages they think might pose a national security threat.

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"As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will," Apple says on its website.

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"As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products, and we never will," a spokesperson told the BBC.

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Her absence inside the paint allowed the Hoosiers to pile up plenty of early backdoor points.

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And yet, Trump's recent tariffs on Mexico would not hurt China too much because Vietnam is a bigger backdoor for Chinese goods, Ms Garcia-Herrero said.

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