backdoor
/ˈbækˌdɔr/
noun
- A door at the back of a building.
- We always use the backdoor to enter the house from the garden.
- She opened the backdoor to let the cat out.
- The delivery driver left the package by the backdoor.
- A secret, indirect, or dishonest way of achieving something.
- The company used a backdoor to avoid paying taxes.
- The new law created a backdoor for companies to access private data.
- He got the job through a backdoor connection rather than a fair interview.
- A hidden way to access a computer system or software, often used by hackers or for maintenance.
- Security experts found a backdoor in the app that could steal passwords.
- The software update accidentally left a backdoor open for attackers.
- The hacker installed a backdoor to control the computer remotely.