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Backdoor

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An undocumented way of gaining access to a computer system. A backdoor is a potential security risk.

Classifications

Entity Type

Vulnerability92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

alternatephrasing
Back door
plural
Back doorsBackdoors
possessive
Back door'sBackdoor's
pluralpossessive
Back doors'Backdoors'