Highjack

noun

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

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

  3. An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

verb

  1. 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).

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

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

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