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trapdoor

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As a noun, trapdoor means a hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

Meanings of trapdoor

5 meanings

noun

  1. A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

  2. theaterSuch a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances.

  3. computingA secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor.

  4. mathematicscryptographyThe special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed.

  5. miningA door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; a weather door.

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