backdoor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
Types & categories
- access code hypernym
Sense 2 noun
an entrance at the rear of a building
Types & categories
- exterior door hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
he got his job through the back door
Types & categories
- access hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | access code |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exterior door |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | access |