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Back door Common

Back door has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)

"he got his job through the back door"

2

an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

3

an entrance at the rear of a building

4

A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.

Verb
1

To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed.