different between athlete vs trojan

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (athl?t?s), from ????? (athlé?, “compete for a prize”), from ????? (âthlon, “prize”) or ????? (âthlos, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ?.li?t/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?æ?.lit/
• (proscribed) IPA^(key): /?æ?.?.li?t/

Noun

athlete (plural athletes)

1. A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

   She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.

2. (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
3. An exceptionally physically fit person.

Synonyms

• sportsperson

Derived terms

Related terms

• -athlon

Translations

Anagrams

• elateth

English

Etymology

From Trojan horse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t???d??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?o?d??n/

Noun

trojan (plural trojans)

1. (computing) 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.

Translations

Hypernyms

• malware

Adjective

trojan (not comparable)

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

Translations

Verb

trojan (third-person singular simple present trojans, present participle trojaning, simple past and past participle trojaned)

1. (computing, transitive) To infect (a system) with a trojan.

Anagrams

• jötnar

French

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

1. (computing, Anglicism) trojan, Trojan horse (computing)

Related terms

• troyen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trojan m (definite singular trojanen, indefinite plural trojanar, definite plural trojanane)

1. form removed by a 2016 spelling decision; superseded by trojanar

Portuguese

Noun

trojan m (plural trojans)

1. (computing) Trojan horse (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)

   Synonym: cavalo de Troia