rootkit
English
noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Compound from English root (dig up, cheer for) + English kit.
Origin
English
kit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alumroot English
- arrowroot English
- balsamroot English
- bareroot English
- beetroot English
- birthroot English
- biscuitroot English
- bitterroot English
- blackroot English
- bloodroot English
- breadroot English
- chinaroot English
- clubroot English
- colicroot English
- coralroot English
- crinkleroot English
- devkit English
- disroot English
- dragonroot English
- enroot English
- fernroot English
- feverroot English
- fingerroot English
- first aid kit English
- flagroot English
- grassroot English
- kit English
- kitbag English
- kitbash English
- kitless English
- kitset English
- kittie English
- kitting English
- kitty English
- knotroot English
- manroot English
- medkit English
- midroot English
- minikit English
- multiroot English
- muskroot English
- nonroot English
- orangeroot English
- outroot English
- pigroot English
- pinkroot English
- pokeroot English
- puttyroot English
- redroot English
- reroot English
- riceroot English
- root English
- root bark English
- root-fallen English
- rootable English
- rootball English
- rootbark English
- rootbound English
- rootcap English
- rooter English
- rootery English
- rootest English
- rooteth English
- rootfinder English
- rootfinding English
- roothold English
- roothole English
- rooting English
- rootle English
- rootless English
- rootlet English
- rootlike English
- rootogram English
- rootrot English
- rootstock English
- rootward English
- rootwork English
- rootworker English
- rootworm English
- rooty English
- rootzone English
- roseroot English
- sea rescue kit English
- snakeroot English
- soaproot English
- squawroot English
- stoneroot English
- sunroot English
- sweetroot English
- taproot English
- toolkit English
- unroot English
- uproot English
- washkit English
- webroot English
- wormroot English
- yellowroot English
- kit Spanish, Castilian
- kit Portuguese
- root Portuguese
- キット狐 Japanese
- rote Middle English
- kitte Middle Dutch
- root Chinese
- kit
- root
- rooty
- kitty
- uproot
- enroot
- devkit
- reroot
- medkit
- rooter
- unroot
- kitset
- kitbag
- kittie
- rootle
- manroot
- nonroot
- webroot
- outroot
- rooting
- redroot
- toolkit
- kitting
- disroot
- minikit
- kitless
- kitbash
- rootrot
- rootlet
- pigroot
- rooteth
- rootery
- sunroot
- midroot
- rootest
- rootcap
- taproot
- washkit
- rootward
- roseroot
- soaproot
- rootable
- alumroot
- rootless
- bareroot
- clubroot
- flagroot
- rootlike
- muskroot
- knotroot
- rootwork
- roothole
- rootzone
- beetroot
- riceroot
- pokeroot
- rootbark
- rootworm
- roothold
- wormroot
- fernroot
- rootball
- pinkroot
- snakeroot
- rootbound
- colicroot
- bloodroot
- coralroot
- squawroot
- blackroot
- stoneroot
- puttyroot
- rootogram
- breadroot
- birthroot
- root bark
- grassroot
- multiroot
- feverroot
- chinaroot
- arrowroot
- sweetroot
- rootstock
- rootworker
- fingerroot
- yellowroot
- dragonroot
- balsamroot
- rootfinder
- orangeroot
- bitterroot
- biscuitroot
- rootfinding
- crinkleroot
- root-fallen
- first aid kit
- sea rescue kit