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hijack
WIKTIONARY
hijack
Verb
∙
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).
∙
To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
∙
To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.
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
).
computing
∙
To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
politics
Noun
∙
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
∙
An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
∙
An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.
politics
∙
Preflop, the position two before the dealer.
poker slang