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1. In business, a slang term describing something unethical. It may also describe the action of circumventing a problem in an unusual (but still ethical) way.

2. Any way to access a computer system other than logging in or using "normal" channels. Programmers often put back doors into their programs, or a hacker may create one.

3. See: Back-Door Listing.

back door

the informal mechanism whereby the BANK OF ENGLAND buys back previously issued TREASURY BILLS in the DISCOUNT MARKET at their ruling market price in order to release money to help the DISCOUNT HOUSES overcome temporary liquidity shortages. This is done as a means of increasing the liquid funds available not only to the discount houses themselves but also to the COMMERCIAL BANKS at prevailing interest rates to enable them to maintain their lending. Compare FRONT DOOR.

Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005

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Wholesalers have also set up fairly large pricing menus and charges based on how long they are held up at your backdoor. To accommodate them, retailers take small vendors and others and make them wait."

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The Mokes backdoor infection and potential infections of other non-Equation malware point to the possibility that user data could have been leaked to an unknown number of third-parties as a result of remote access to the computer.

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The FBI is not asking for, and Apple almost surely could not provide, any kind of bypass or backdoor for the cryptographic parts of the system.

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If the target opens the file, then their computer is infected with either Backdoor.Breut or Trojan.Nancrat.

Attackers targeting small businesses in India, UK and US: Symantec

Farrah, at 7-1, is a fantastic bet to exit the house, presumably via the backdoor.

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credentials, move laterally to additional hosts and install custom backdoors.

FireEye unmasks Adobe Flash zero-day threat

In contrast, Unraced winner Shutthe Backdoor fluffed the start, was involved in crowding and failed to qualify in fourth place behind the Paul Hennessytrained Barefoot Artist, who led before the third bend and stopped the clock in 29.05sec.

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It is said the coalition partner in the PPP government; Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has planned not to participate in Qadri's long march and in this regard backdoor dialogue between PPP and MQM are underway.

Qadri trying to end long march through backdoor channels

SCHOOLS are storing pupils' palm prints in a move that's being described as backdoor plan to revive axed ID cards.

ID CARDS FEAR OVER PUPILS' PRINTS

Microsoft instructed users to turn off some features in Word to protect against a virus called Backdoor.Ginwui, which could enable attackers to take over the computer by opening up a backdoor on the machine.

Microsoft may release Word patch early

IT security company Sophos is warning of a new worm which pulls "funny faces" at recipients while it infects computers with a backdoor Trojan.

Sophos warns about 'funny face' worm

As the funny image appears, the worm secretly drops the Rbot-US network worm and backdoor Trojan horse onto unprotected PCs.

E-mail virus pulls funny face

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