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The correct spelling is highjack.
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noun
Say it like: Hij-ak
The correct spelling is highjack. An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
- 2.An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
- 3.An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
- 4.Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
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.
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