root kit

A form of rootkit — A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

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Meanings

nounroot kit (plural root kits)

plural root kits

  1. alternativecomputingAlternative spelling of rootkit.
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APA

root kit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20kit

MLA

“root kit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20kit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root kit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20kit.

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