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hijack []

v repülőgépet eltérít [rˈɛpyløːɡeːpɛt ˈɛlteːriːt]

n kaappaus [kˈaːpːaus]

v To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

v To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

v (computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

v (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to 'hijack' a browser).

v (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

n An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.

n An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

n (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.