rootkit

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Synonyms: root kit

Antonyms: root kit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computer security}} A set of [[software]] [[tool]]s used by a [[third party]] to gain [[unauthorized]] [[access]] to a [[computer system]] and [[control]] the [[system]] while [[conceal]]ing itself from the [[user]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To infect (a computer system) with a rootkit.

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