- n. a hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks gained access to
Ilium or Troy. - n. by extension a subversive person or device
placed within the ranks of the enemy - n. computing a malicious
program that is disguised as legitimate software - n. business
an offer made to lure customers, seeming like a good deal, that
has the ultimate effect of extorting large amounts of money from
the customer - n. politics a person, organization, social
movement, legislation, or ideology with a negative agenda or
evil intentions under the guise of positive values or good
intentions GNU Webster's 1913 - n. (Classical mythology) a large
hollow wooden horse built by Greek soldiers besieging Troy
during the Trojan War, and left as a “gift” when they pretended
to abandon their seige. It was taken into the city by the
Trojans, and Greek soldiers concealed inside came out and opened
the gates to the city, enabling the capture of the city by the
Greeks. - n. Hence, any thing or person which appears harmless
but is designed to destroy