Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Definitioner

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. (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.
4. (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).
5. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

Substantiv

1. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
2. An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
3. (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
4. (poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.