"web shell" meaning in English

See web shell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: web shells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} web shell (plural web shells)
  1. (computer security, Internet) A shell-like interface for issuing commands to a compromised server. Wikipedia link: en:web shell Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computer security, Internet
    Sense id: en-web_shell-en-noun-qi2~71e0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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