backdoor
/ˈbækdɔː(r)/adjective
उच्चारण बैक्डॉर
चोर-दरवाज़े का, पिछले दरवाज़े से (किया गया), गुप्त
Core word
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[only before noun] usually disapproving
using secret, indirect or dishonest means to achieve something
चोर-दरवाज़े का, पिछले दरवाज़े से (किया गया), गुप्त
- The government was accused of a backdoor increase in taxes.
- backdoor entry into government jobs
- Critics called it a backdoor attempt to change the law.
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- He got the job through a backdoor deal with a friend.
- They used backdoor methods to avoid the new rules.
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[C] computing
a hidden way of getting into a computer system, avoiding its normal security
(कंप्यूटर सिस्टम में) गुप्त रास्ता, बैकडोर
- Hackers had installed a backdoor in the software.
- Engineers closed the backdoor that had left the system open to attack.
- A security researcher found a backdoor in the router software.
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- Hackers sold access to a backdoor in the company's system.
- The programmer left a backdoor so that he could return later.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backdoor + noun (adjective use)
Backdoor can stand before a noun to say that something is done in a secret or indirect way, often to avoid the proper process.
'Backdoor' noun से पहले आकर बताता है कि कोई काम गुप्त या घुमावदार तरीके से, अक्सर उचित प्रक्रिया से बचकर, किया जा रहा है।
- Critics called the plan a backdoor attempt to raise taxes.
- He got the post through backdoor means.
the back door / by the back door
As a noun phrase, the back door is the rear entrance of a house; in figurative use, by the back door means by an indirect or unofficial route.
Noun phrase के रूप में 'the back door' घर का पिछला दरवाज़ा है; आलंकारिक प्रयोग में 'by the back door' का अर्थ अप्रत्यक्ष या अनौपचारिक रास्ता है।
- The thief entered by the back door.
- The company tried to enter the market by the back door.
a backdoor in software
In computing, a backdoor is a hidden way into a system. It takes the article a and is followed by into or to.
Computing में backdoor किसी system में घुसने का छिपा रास्ता है। इसके साथ article 'a' आता है और बाद में into या to लगता है।
- The hackers left a backdoor into the bank's server.
- Experts found a backdoor in the app.
backdoor + deal / route / entry
The word joins with nouns to name a secret arrangement, which is usually criticised.
यह शब्द कुछ nouns से जुड़कर गुप्त व्यवस्था को नाम देता है, जिसकी प्रायः आलोचना की जाती है।
- The party denied a backdoor deal with its rival.
- Admission through the backdoor is unfair to honest students.
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backdoor + noun
dealrouteentrynegotiationsmeans
- The two firms held backdoor talks before the merger.
'Backdoor' अक्सर secret बातचीत के लिए आता है।
verb + backdoor
installfindopencloseuse
- Security experts closed the backdoor within hours.
Computing में backdoor को install और close किया जाता है।
through/by + the backdoor
get inenterslip inbring inintroduce
- The rule was introduced through the backdoor.
'Through the backdoor' का अर्थ चुपचाप, अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से है।
adjective + backdoor
secrethiddensoftwareillegal
- The audit found a hidden backdoor in the system.
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- The minister was accused of making backdoor appointments to the board.
मंत्री पर बोर्ड में पिछले दरवाज़े से नियुक्तियाँ करने का आरोप लगा।
- The students protested against admission through the backdoor.
विद्यार्थियों ने पिछले दरवाज़े से होने वाले प्रवेश का विरोध किया।
- A secret backdoor in the program allowed the hacker to read private files.
प्रोग्राम में छिपे backdoor से hacker निजी फ़ाइलें पढ़ सका।
- Many people think the law is a backdoor way of controlling the press.
बहुत से लोग मानते हैं कि यह कानून प्रेस को नियंत्रित करने का घुमावदार तरीका है।
- Radhika's grandmother always welcomed the milkman at the backdoor.
राधिका की दादी दूधवाले का स्वागत हमेशा पिछले दरवाज़े पर करती थीं।
- Privacy groups warned that a government backdoor would weaken everyone's security.
Privacy समूहों ने चेतावनी दी कि सरकारी backdoor सबकी सुरक्षा को कमज़ोर कर देगा।
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✗ The software has a backdoor for the hackers to enter into.
✓ The software has a backdoor for the hackers to enter.
Enter is a transitive verb; it does not take into after it.
'Enter' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद 'into' नहीं लगता।
✗ He got the job by backdoor.
✓ He got the job by the back door.
The idiom needs the article: by the back door, or use backdoor as an adjective before a noun.
इस मुहावरे में article चाहिए: 'by the back door'; या backdoor को noun से पहले adjective की तरह लगाएँ।
§Grammar and usage
The door at the back of a house is written as two words, the back door, while the adjective is backdoor.
घर के पीछे वाले दरवाज़े के लिए दो शब्द back door लिखते हैं, जबकि adjective backdoor एक शब्द है।
By the back door means in a secret or unfair way.
Idiom by the back door का अर्थ है गुप्त या अनुचित तरीके से।