noun
- A secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position. )
- usage: "he got his job through the back door"
- synonyms: backdoor
- An undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains.
- synonyms: backdoor
- An entrance at the rear of a building.
- synonyms: backdoor, back entrance
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