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Meaning of rootkit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

Equivalents

Suomi piilohallintaohjelma
Français rootkit

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Rootless rootless cosmopolitan Rootlessness rootlet rootlike rootling

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