"backdoor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backdoors [plural]
Etymology: From back + door. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|back|door|text=+|tree=1}} From back + door. Head templates: {{en-noun}} backdoor (plural backdoors)
  1. Alternative form of back door. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: back door Related terms: backdoor pilot, backdoor progression, backdoor trots
    Sense id: en-backdoor-en-noun-PYNrsssM Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 72 28

Verb

Forms: backdoors [present, singular, third-person], backdooring [participle, present], backdoored [participle, past], backdoored [past]
Etymology: From back + door. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|back|door|text=+|tree=1}} From back + door. Head templates: {{en-verb}} backdoor (third-person singular simple present backdoors, present participle backdooring, simple past and past participle backdoored)
  1. Alternative spelling of back door. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: back door
    Sense id: en-backdoor-en-verb-Q5VEvpCH Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 53 47

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