trojan

See also: Trojan, Trójan, and tröjan

English

Etymology

From Trojan horse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/

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.

Hypernyms

• malware

Translations

malware

• Finnish: troijalainen (fi)
• French: cheval de Troie (fr) m, trojan (fr) m
• German: Trojaner (de) m
• Russian: троя́н (ru) m (troján)
• Sicilian: trojan m, trujanu m

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔ.ʒɑ̃/

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Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

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

Related terms

• troyen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trojan m (definite singular trojanen, indefinite plural trojanar, definite plural trojanane)

1. (pre-2016) alternative form of trojanar

Portuguese

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

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

   Synonym: cavalo de Troia