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Meaning of trapdoor

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

trapdoor

noun

Definitions

  1. A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

  2. Such a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances.

  3. A secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor.

  4. The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed.