Definitions for trap door
trap door

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. trap doornoun

   a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trap door

   A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling.

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1. trap door

   A trap door is a hidden opening within a surface, floor, ceiling or wall, typically in a system or structure, which allows for discreet passage or access from one area to another. It often operates on hinges or slides and may be camouflaged to blend with its surroundings. In computing, a trap door refers to a secret entry point into a program that allows someone who knows about it to gain access without going through the usual security access procedures.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trap door

   (alt.: trapdoor) 1. Syn. back door — a Bad Thing. 2. [techspeak] A trap-door function is one which is easy to compute but very difficult to compute the inverse of. Such functions are Good Things with important applications in cryptography, specifically in the construction of public-key cryptosystems.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trap door in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trap door in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of trap door in a Sentence

1. Christie Hefner:

   What made it magical was that it had a trap door, it had a secret panel. It had a game room where every game was available without ever having to put a quarter in it. It had a fireman’s pole. It was just a really cool place if you were a kid. It had a bowling alley, an underground pool — it was pretty fun.

2. Paul Beatty:

   If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

3. Lance Morrow:

   The real 196s began on the afternoon of November 22, 1963....It came to seem that Kennedy's murder opened some malign trap door in American culture, and the wild bats flapped out.

4. Milo Ventimiglia:

   The audience connects to the Pearsons, i think in that, we as a creative group, it's our duty to go deeper and give the audience more of an understanding... We've got to really let the trap door open and fall through.

5. Stephen Innes:

   At that tipping point, the producer surplus will become a massive logistical headache for oil storage consideration, which then opens up the trap door for oil prices to plummet below cash costs.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trap door
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_Door
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#TrapDoor