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. Katrina Pierson:

   Their loyalty is not with Senator Cruz. However Senator Cruz has now made Senator Cruz that Trojan horse to push this to a contested convention, this is going to be a very serious problem if Senator Cruz continues to go down this path, and then neither Trump or Ted Cruz becomes the nominee.

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. Donald Trump:

   We have no idea who these people are, we are the worst when it comes to paperwork, this could be one of the great Trojan horses.

4. Justin Chart:

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

5. Donald Trump:

   This could be the all-time great Trojan horse.

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