"Trojan-horse" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-Trojan-horse.ogg [Australia] Forms: Trojan-horses [present, singular, third-person], Trojan-horsing [participle, present], Trojan-horsed [participle, past], Trojan-horsed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} Trojan-horse (third-person singular simple present Trojan-horses, present participle Trojan-horsing, simple past and past participle Trojan-horsed)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To introduce slyly, to sneak in, to subvert. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-Trojan-horse-en-verb-LysKmhtu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 21 29
  2. (transitive, computer security) To install a Trojan horse on (a system). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-Trojan-horse-en-verb-yT~XSIz1
  3. (transitive, computer security) To install a Trojan horse on the system of (a person or organization). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-Trojan-horse-en-verb-GGifCRt0

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