Ap Door: Alt. `trapdoor' N. 1. Syn. {back Door} --- A {Bad Thing}.

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:trap door: alt. `trapdoor' n. 1. Syn. {back door} --- a
{Bad Thing}. 2. [techspeak] A `trap-door function' is one
which is easy to compute but very difficult to compute the inverse
of. Such functions are {Good Thing}s with important
applications in cryptography, specifically in the construction of
public-key cryptosystems.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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