trojan

trojan

See also: Trojan, Trójan, and tröjan

English

Etymology

From Trojan horse.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

trojan (plural trojans)

  1. (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

Translations

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

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

Translations

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

  1. (computing, Anglicism) trojan, Trojan horse (computing)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trojan m (definite singular trojanen, indefinite plural trojanar, definite plural trojanane)

  1. (pre-2016) alternative form of trojanar

Polish

Etymology

    Borrowed from English Trojan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtrɔ.jan/
    • Rhymes: -ɔjan
    • Syllabification: tro‧jan
    • Homophone: Trojan

    Noun

    trojan m animal

    1. (computer security) Trojan, Trojan horse (malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software)
      Synonym: koń trojański

    Declension

    adjectives
    adverbs
    • trojańsko
    nouns
    • Troja
    • trojanin
    • Trojanin
    • trojanka
    • Trojanka
    • Trojańczyk

    Further reading

    • trojan”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • trojan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Noun

    trojan m (plural trojans)

    1. (computing) Trojan horse (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)
      Synonym: cavalo de Troia