English noun: Trojan horse | |||
1. | Trojan horse (group) a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst | ||
Synonyms | fifth column | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social unit, unit | ||
Member holonym | fifth columnist, saboteur | ||
2. | trojan horse (communication) a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful | ||
Samples | The contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm. When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse. | ||
Synonyms | trojan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | malevolent program | ||
3. | Trojan Horse (artifact) a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War | ||
Synonyms | Wooden Horse | ||
Instance hypernym | figure | ||
Domain region | Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic | ||