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1. a door at the rear of a house, building, etc.2. a secret, furtive, or illicit method, manner, or means.[1520-30]
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Back Door — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Jazzrock, Blues Gründung 1971 Auflösung 1977 … Deutsch Wikipedia
back door — noun 1. a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) (Freq. 1) he got his job through the back door • Syn: ↑backdoor • Hypernyms: ↑access 2. an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains … Useful english dictionary
back door */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms back door : singular back door plural back doors a door at the back or side of a building • by/through the back door using secret or dishonest methods to achieve something, and hoping that people do not realize … English dictionary
