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wormhole

n.
C1 Advanced US //ˈwɝmˌhɔɫ// UK //wˈɜːmhəʊl// worm·hole Slang

n. a shortcut through space and time that allows you to travel between two distant points almost instantly. In computing, it can also mean a hidden path or a way to bypass a security system.

n. a hypothetical passage through space-time that could connect widely separated regions of the universe. In a technical or slang context, it refers to a hidden or secret path, often used to describe a vulnerability in a computer system or a shortcut in a network.


SIMPLE

The theory suggests that a wormhole could allow travel to another galaxy.

CONTEXTUAL

Security experts discovered a wormhole in the software that allowed hackers to access the internal network without a password.

COMPLEX

While the mathematics of a wormhole remains a subject of intense debate among physicists, the concept has become a staple of science fiction, representing the ultimate shortcut through the fabric of reality.

Origin

First use appears c. 1594. From worm + hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John Archibald Wheeler in 1957.

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