back doorTranslate back door | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of back door noun the rear door of a building. [as modifier] achieved by using indirect or dishonest means:a back-door tax increase a feature or defect of a computer system that allows surreptitious unauthorized access to data. Phrases by (or through) the back door using indirect or dishonest means to achieve an objective: this form of franchising will be seen as privatization by the back doorback door in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of back door in the US English dictionary
