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backdoor

noun

A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
R
Contains
AC
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)

    “He got his job through the back door”

noun

  1. An entrance at the rear of a building

noun

  1. An undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

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Example Sentences

He got his job through the back door

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