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Rarehijacking
The correct spelling is hijacking.
How to pronounce hijacking
verb
Say it like: Hij-aki-ng
The correct spelling is hijacking. 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).
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Meanings
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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