hijack

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• hi-jack, highjack

[edit] Etymology

FromBlend of highway and jacker "one who holds up." [1]

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to hijack (third-person singular simple present hijacks, present participle hijacking, simple past and past participle hijacked)

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. (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
3. (computing) 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).
4. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

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[edit] Noun

hijack (plural hijacks)

1. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
2. (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

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