ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Trojan

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Trojan is a noun meaning (astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (computing, transitive) To infect (a system) with a trojan.
  2. (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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include troy, horse, worm, spyware, adware, ransomware.

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