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root kit

root kit is the alternative spelling of rootkit.

Meaning of rootkit

Noun

rootkit (plural rootkits)

  1. (computer security) A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

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Forms of root kit

pluralroot kits

Questions about root kit

What is root kit the alternative spelling of?
Root kit is the alternative spelling of rootkit.

Words near root kit in the dictionary

  1. root gap
  2. root gaps
  3. root hair
  4. root hairs
  5. root hardy
  6. root kit
  7. root kits
  8. root mean square
  9. root mean square velocity
  10. root mean squares
  11. root morpheme

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