TROJAN HORSE


Meaning of TROJAN HORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from the large hollow wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers and introduced within the walls of Troy by a stratagem

Date: 1837

1. : someone or something intended to defeat or subvert from within usually by deceptive means

2. : a seemingly useful computer program that contains concealed instructions which when activated perform an illicit or malicious action (as destroying data files) ; also : the concealed instructions of such a program — compare virus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.