TROJAN

Trojan

(adjective) of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants; “Trojan cities”

trojan, trojan horse

(noun) a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; “the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm”; “when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse”

Trojan, Dardan, Dardanian

(noun) a native of ancient Troy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

trojan (plural trojans)

(computing) Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

Hypernyms

• malware

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

(astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another

Verb

trojan (third-person singular simple present trojans, present participle trojaning, simple past and past participle trojaned)

(computing, transitive) To infect (a system) with a trojan.

Anagrams

• jötnar

Etymology

Noun

Trojan (plural Trojans)

A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.

A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.

(astrophysics) A Trojan asteroid.

(astrophysics) An object residing at a Trojan point.

(computing) A Trojan horse.

(in similes) One who shows great pluck, endurance, strength, etc.

Hypernyms

• (astrophysics): Lagrangian (object)

Adjective

Trojan (not comparable)

Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

Involving great strength or endurance.

(astrophysics) Of, or relating to, a Trojan point.

(programming) Of, or relating to, a certain type of malware.

Hypernyms

• (astrophysics): Lagrangian

Anagrams

• jötnar

Source: Wiktionary

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Tro"jan, a. Etym: [L. Trojanus, fr. Troja, Troia, Troy, from Tros, Gr. Trw`s, Trwo`s, Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.

– n.

Definition: A native or inhabitant of Troy. Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. Finnegan's Wake (Irish song)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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