TRAPDOOR

Trapdoor

A trapdoor is a sliding or hinged door, flush with the surface of a floor, roof, or ceiling, or in the stage of a theatre. A hatch, an opening which may also be in a wall and need not be flush with the surface, is similar; in some cases either name is applicable. A small door in a wall, floor or ceiling used to gain access to equipment is called an access hatch or access door.

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trap door

Noun



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trapdoor

Noun

  1. A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.
  2. Such a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances.
  3. A secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor.
  4. The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed.


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