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Meaning of highjacking

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

highjacking

verb

Definitions

  1. To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

  2. To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

  3. To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

  4. To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.

  2. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.