trójuhestur

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Trója (Troy) + hestur (horse).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrouːjʏˌhɛstʏr/

Noun[edit]

trójuhestur m

  1. (Greek legend) a Trojan horse, a hollow wooden horse in which the Greeks hid in order to access Troy
  2. (by extension) a Trojan horse, subversive device placed within the ranks of the enemy
  3. (computing) a Trojan horse, a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2007 August 27 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2016