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Word: trojan horse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • computing a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software
  • business an offer made to lure customers, seeming like a good deal, that has the ultimate effect of extorting large amounts of money from the customer
  • by extension a subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy
  • politics a social movement, political bill, or ideology with a negative agenda or evil intentions under the guise of positive values or good intentions
  • (''Greek legend'') a hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks gained access to Ilium or Troy.

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