English word hijack comes from English highway, English jacker ((archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| highway | English (en) | (rail) Any public road for vehicular traffic.. A main, direct public road, especially a multi-lane, high speed thoroughfare connecting major population centers. |
| jacker | English (en) | (archaic) One who hunts at night using a jacklight. |
| hijack | English (en) | (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).. (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.. (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new [...] |