back doorEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishback door /bak ˈdɔː / ▸ noun the rear door of a building. ▪ [as modifier] achieved by using indirect or dishonest means: a back-door tax increase. ▪ a feature or defect of a computer system that allows surreptitious unauthorized access to data. – PHRASES through the back door (also by the back door) using indirect or dishonest means to achieve an objective: this form of franchising will be seen as privatization through the back door.
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