Backdoor Definition

băkdôr
adjective
Secret or surreptitious; clandestine.
A backdoor romance.
American Heritage
Of a rear entrance.
Webster's New World
Devious or underhanded.
American Heritage
Secret; underhanded.
Webster's New World
Of or directed toward a player who has slipped behind the opposing defense.
A backdoor pass.
American Heritage
noun
An unofficial and often improper entrance or channel.
Most of the campaign money came through the backdoor. Every admissions process has a backdoor.
American Heritage
A means of access to a computer system that allows unauthorized users to circumvent normal authentication procedures.
American Heritage
Alternative spelling of back door.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • back door
  • back entrance
verb
Alternative spelling of back door.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Backdoor

Noun

Singular:
backdoor
Plural:
backdoors

Origin of Backdoor

  • From the phrase back door.

    From Wiktionary

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