highjacking
verb
- 1
To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- 2
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
- 3
To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
- 4
To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to hijack a browser).
- 5
To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
noun
- 1
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
- 2
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
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