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backdoor

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back·door  (bkdôr, -dr)
adj.
1. Secret or surreptitious; clandestine: a backdoor romance.
2. Sports Of or directed toward a player who has slipped behind the opposing defense: a backdoor pass.

backdoor adv.
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Noun1.backdoor - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
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.)
2.backdoorbackdoor - an entrance at the rear of a building
exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
3.backdoorbackdoor - a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"


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But the Queen, who was just letting herself in at the backdoor with a latch-key, saw the par- rot getting out through the broken glass.
Then I asked if there was a backdoor to the chest as well as a skylight.
 
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