backdoor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
    back door.
  2. noun an entrance at the rear of a building
    back entrance; back door.
  3. noun a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
    back door.
    • he got his job through the back door

WordNet


Back"door" adjective
Definitions
  1. Acting from behind and in concealment; as backdoor intrigues.

Webster 1913