trojan

trojan

See also: Trojan and tröjan

English

Etymology

From Trojan horse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹəʊdʒən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹoʊdʒən/

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.

Translations

malware

Finnish: troijalainen (fi) French: cheval de Troie (fr) m, trojan (fr) m

Russian: троя́н (ru) m (troján)

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

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

Hypernyms

• malware

Translations

celestial object sharing an orbit

Finnish: troijalainen (fi)

French: troyen (fr)

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

• jötnar

---

French

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

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

Related terms

• troyen

---

Portuguese

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

1. (computing) Trojan horse (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)

Synonyms

• cavalo de Troia