Definitions for Trojan
ˈtroʊ dʒəntro·jan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. Trojan, Dardan, Dardaniannoun

   a native of ancient Troy

2. trojan, trojan horseadjective

   a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

   "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"

3. Trojanadjective

   of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants

   "Trojan cities"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. trojannoun

   Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

2. trojanadjective

   Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another

3. Trojannoun

   A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.

4. Trojannoun

   A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.

5. Trojannoun

   A Trojan asteroid.

6. Trojannoun

   An object residing at a Trojan point.

7. Trojannoun

   A very widespread and popular form of malware or computer virus.

8. Trojanadjective

   Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

9. Trojanadjective

   Of, or relating to, a Trojan point.

10. Trojanadjective

    Of, or relating to, a certain type of malware.

11. Etymology: Trojan horse

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trojan

   A Trojan, short for Trojan Horse, is a type of malicious software or code that disguises itself as legitimate software in order to trick users into installing it on their systems. Once installed, it can perform various harmful actions such as damage or steal data, create backdoors for unauthorized access, or install other malware. The name refers to the Trojan Horse from Greek mythology, used by the Greeks to enter the city of Troy under the guise of a harmless gift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Trojanadjective

   of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants

2. Trojannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Troy

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trojan

   trō′jan, adj. pertaining to ancient Troy.—n. an inhabitant of ancient Troy: (coll.) a plucky fellow: (Shak.) a boon companion.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TROJAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Trojan is ranked #21307 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Trojan surname appeared 1,230 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Trojan.
   
   94.8% or 1,166 total occurrences were White.
   1.5% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Asian

How to pronounce Trojan?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Trojan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trojan in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Trojan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Trojan in a Sentence

1. Justin Chart:

   I’m going to continue on and make this song a part of our city.” Daily Trojan

2. Donald Trump:

   This could be like a Trojan horse, two-hundred-thousand people coming into the United States and they come in here and we're totally unprepared.

3. Ali Khosroshahin:

   I would like to thank USC for the privilege and opportunity to lead the women's soccer program, and I wish them all the best in the future. It was tremendous to be part of the Trojan Family.

4. Virgil:

   Oh you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises. Easy is the descent to hell the door of dark Dis stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps and come out to the air above, that is work; that is labor.

5. Evan Greer:

   We need to draw a line in the sand and ban governments from using this technology before its too late. We know that members of Congress are currently drafting legislation related to facial recognition, and we hope they know that the public will not accept trojan horse regulations that line Jeff Bezos pockets at the expense of all of our basic human rights.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Trojan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trojan
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trojan
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Trojan
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html