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Definition of trapdoor - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
architecturehinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling
- He discovered a trapdoor in the attic.
2.
technologyTECH. secret access method to a program or systemTECH.
- Hackers found a trapdoor in the software.
3.
cryptographyTECH. secret data that lets one reverse a one-way functionTECH.
- The algorithm relies on a trapdoor for security.
Images of trapdoor
hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling
Origin of trapdoor
English, trap (device) + door (entryway)
Terms with trapdoor included in their meaning
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medieval dungeon
secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor
Examples of trapdoor in a sentence
They found a trapdoor leading to the basement. The engineer installed a trapdoor for maintenance access. A trapdoor was discovered in the old code. Researchers developed a new trapdoor for encryption. Understanding the trapdoor is key to solving the puzzle.
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- French:trappe, accès secret, ...
- German:Falltür, Trapdoor, ...
- Italian:botola, backdoor, ...
- Spanish:trampilla, puerta trasera, ...
- Portuguese:alçapão, porta traseira, ...
- Chinese:活板门, 后门, ...
- Japanese:隠し扉, 裏口, ...
- Arabic:باب مَصِيدة, بَاب خَلْفِي, ...
- Hebrew:דֶּלֶת סְתָרִים, דֶּלֶת אֲחוֹרִית, ...
- Russian:люк, черный ход, ...
- Ukrainian:люк, чорний хід, ...
- Hindi:फर्श-दरवाज़ा, गुप्त द्वार, ...
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