A Quick and Simple Dictionary

hijack

1. Verb.  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. Verb.  To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
3. Verb.  (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.
4. Verb.  (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'').
5. Verb.  (politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
6. Noun.  An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle.
7. Noun.  An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.
8. Noun.  (politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.