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Word: hijack
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Meaning:
Noun:
- An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
- politics An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
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Verb:
- computing 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'').
- computing To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
- politics To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
- 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).
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