backdoor

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.

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backdoor adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	backdoor - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains back door 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.	backdoor - an entrance at the rear of a building back entrance, back door exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
	3.	backdoor - a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door" back door access - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"

Translations

backdoor back-door [ˌbækˈdɔː^r] modif (= underhand) [privatisation, cuts] → détourné(e); [measures] → détourné(e); [deal, increase] → en catimini
back door n

(lit) [house] → porte f de derrière

(fig) to do sth through the back door, to do sth by the back door → faire qch de façon détournée