TROJAN HORSE


Meaning of TROJAN HORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ troʊdʒən hɔ:(r)s ]

( Trojan horses)

1.

If you describe a person or thing as a Trojan horse , you mean that they are being used to hide someone’s true purpose or intentions.

Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?...

N-COUNT : usu sing , oft N for/of n [ disapproval ]

2.

A Trojan horse is a computer virus which is inserted into a program or system and is designed to take effect after a particular period of time or a certain number of operations. ( COMPUTING )

N-COUNT

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