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(1) Gaining access to a restricted communications channel by using the session another user already established. Piggybacking can be defeated by logging out before walking away from a workstation or terminal or by initiating a screensaver that requires re-authentication when resuming. See replay attack and hijacking.

(2) Taking advantage of a wireless hotspot near a home or small business that does not have a secure connection. See Wi-Fi hotspot.

(3) Embedding the names of popular brands or companies into the hidden meta-data of a Web page in order to rank high up on a search engine's results page. See meta tag.

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To transport truck trailers and containers designed to ride as rail cargo from terminal to terminal. Piggybacking combines the fuel- and labor-saving advantages of rail cargo with the point-topoint movement of truck cargo.

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• Advertising - piggyback: (vb) run group of commercials back to back, usu. for same client, in time frame such as four fifteen-second spots for price of one sixty-second spot

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See words rhyming with "piggyback."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - transport af lastvognsanhængere med jernbane
adv. - som er på ryggen
v. tr. - bære på ryggen, transportere lastvognsanhængere med jernbane
v. intr. - ride på ryggen
adj. - på ryggen af

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ritje) op de rug, (reclame) volgend op vorige reclame, op de rug/schouders dragen, ophijsen, profiteren, per open goederenwagon (vervoeren)

Français (French)
n. - (Rail, Aérosp) ferroutage, sur le dos ou les épaules
adv. - sur le dos, sur les épaules, par ferroutage
v. tr. - porter (qn) sur son dos ou ses épaules, (Rail, Aérosp) ferrouter, englober à (à un objet ou un système existant)
v. intr. - se baser sur/s'appuyer sur (quelque chose déjà existant), être couvert/pris en charge
adj. - sur le dos, sur les épaules, ferroutier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wohnwagen
v. - huckepack tragen, verknüpfen, verbinden
adj. - huckepack, geteilt
adv. - huckepack

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καβαλαρία, καβάλα
v. - κάνω/πάω καβάλα
adj., -
adv. - στην πλάτη, καβάλα

Italiano (Italian)
sulle spalle, a cavalluccio, portare a cavalluccio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ombro (m), costas (f pl)
v. - montar/levar nas costas
adj. - a cavalinho
adj. - relativo a transporte de automóveis em carreta

Русский (Russian)
на спине, нести на спине

Español (Spanish)
n. - sistema de transporte sobre vagones plataforma, paseo a cuestas
adv. - en los hombros de alguien, sobre las espaldas de alguien
v. tr. - cargar a cuestas, llevar en los hombros
v. intr. - cargar a cuestas, llevar en los hombros
adj. - a cuestas, en los hombros

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ridtur (på ryggen)
v. - rida på ryggen (axlarna), frakta lastade lastbilar på tåg
adj. - ngt som bärs på ryggen av ngt större

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
背负, 背负式运输, 肩扛, 在背上, 在肩上, 把...扛在肩上, 背负式装运, 附带发生, 骑在背肩上的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 背負, 背負式運輸, 肩扛
adv. - 在背上, 在肩上
v. tr. - 把...扛在肩上, 背負式裝運
v. intr. - 背負式裝運, 附帶發生
adj. - 騎在背肩上的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 등에 업어 나르기, 평대형 화차에 의한 운반
adv. - 등에 업히어, 목말 태우고, 무개 대형 화차에 싣고
v. tr. - 등에 얹어 나르다, 무개 대형 화차에 얹어 나르다
v. intr. - 트레일러를 무개 대형 화차에 얹어 나르다
adj. - 등에 업는, 목말 태우는, 기상 탑재의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 肩車の, おんぶした
adv. - 肩車して, おんぶして
n. - 肩車

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) على الظهر والكتفين (فعل) يحمل على الظهر والكتفين (صفه) محمول على الظهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רכיבה על הגב והכתפיים של אחר‬
adv. - ‮על הגב והכתפיים של אחר‬
v. tr. - ‮נשא על הגב והכתפיים, נשא/שם על משהו אחר‬
v. intr. - ‮רכב על הגב והכתפיים‬
adj. - ‮רכוב על הגב והכתפיים של אחר‬

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