Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Back door — may refer to:* Backdoor (computing), is a hidden method for bypassing normal computer authentication systems. * Back Door (jazz trio), a British jazz trio, drums sax and bass guitar, who played in the bar of the highest pub on the Yorkshire moors … Wikipedia
back door — n 1.) a door at the back or side of a building 2.) get in through the back door to achieve something by having an unfair secret advantage ▪ His father works for the company so he got in through the back door … Dictionary of contemporary English
Back door — A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect way. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back door — [n] secretive or illicit method back entrance, back way, indirect access, means of entry, trap door; concepts 274,631 … New thesaurus
back door — back′ door′ n. a secret, furtive, illicit, or indirect method or means • Etymology: 1520–30 back′door′, adj … From formal English to slang
Back Door — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Jazzrock, Blues Gründung 1971 Auflösung 1977 … Deutsch Wikipedia
back door */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms back door : singular back door plural back doors a door at the back or side of a building • by/through the back door using secret or dishonest methods to achieve something, and hoping that people do not realize … English dictionary
back door — 1. noun a) A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street. b) A secret means of access to something. See Also: back door, back door man … Wiktionary
back door — noun (C) 1 a door at the back or side of a building 2 get in through the back door to achieve something by having an unfair secret advantage: His father works for them so he got in through the back door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
back door — noun 1》 the rear door of a building. 2》 [as modifier] underhand; clandestine: a back door tax increase. Phrases by (or through) the back door in a clandestine or underhand way … English new terms dictionary
