| Definitions | | hijack |
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noun
- An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
Translations: verb
- To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination.
- (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.
- (computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site (to a browser).
Translations: - Dutch: kapen, hijacken
- French: détourner
- German: hijacken
- Italian: dirottare
Etymology: There are two folk etymology, folk etymologies:- That it arose from someone wanting a lift on a truck calling "Hi, Jack" (the exclamation plus the name), until this was used often as a trick by robbers.
- That it comes from seamen who were robbed by prostitutes in former centuries in London. Prostitutes would call out "Hi, Jack" to passing sailors. Instead of receiving the services they expected, some sailors were instead robbed by an accomplice.
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