"backdoor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backdoors [plural]
Etymology: From back + door. Etymology templates: {{af|en|back|door}} back + door Head templates: {{en-noun}} backdoor (plural backdoors)
  1. Alternative form of back door. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: back door Derived forms: backdoor pilot, backdoor progression, backdoor trots
    Sense id: en-backdoor-en-noun-PYNrsssM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Verb

Forms: backdoors [present, singular, third-person], backdooring [participle, present], backdoored [participle, past], backdoored [past]
Etymology: From back + door. Etymology templates: {{af|en|back|door}} 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-5s~w7RfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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