back door

back door

n

1. a door at the rear or side of a building

2. a means of entry to a job, position, etc, that is secret, underhand, or obtained through influence

3. (as modifier): a backdoor way of making firms pay more.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

back′ door′

n.

a secret, furtive, illicit, or indirect method or means.

[1520–30]

back′door′, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	back door - a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door" backdoor access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
	2.	back door - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains backdoor access code, access - a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)
	3.	back door - an entrance at the rear of a building back entrance, backdoor exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building

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Translations

Hintertür

kähmiäsivuovitakaovitakaportti

a due case di distanzaporta di servizio