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Difference Between Trojan and Spartan

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Trojan

A native or inhabitant of ancient Troy.

Spartan

Of or relating to Sparta or its people.

Trojan

A person of courageous determination or energy.

Spartan

Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.

Trojan

A celestial body that is in one of the two stable Lagrangian points of a two-body system, especially an asteroid with solar orbits at Jupiter's distance from the sun, but traveling 60° ahead of or behind the planet.

Spartan

Simple, frugal, or austere
A Spartan diet.
A spartan lifestyle.
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Trojan

(computing) Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

Spartan

Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.

Trojan

(astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another

Spartan

Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.

Trojan

To infect (a system) with a trojan.

Spartan

A citizen of Sparta.
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Trojan

Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.

Spartan

One of Spartan character.

Trojan

One who shows the pluck, endurance, determined energy, strength, or the like, attributed to the defenders of Troy; - used chiefly or only in the phrase like a Trojan; as, he endured the pain like a Trojan; he studies like a Trojan.
Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed.

Spartan

Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.

Trojan

A native of ancient Troy

Spartan

Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.

Trojan

A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful;
The contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm
When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse

Spartan

Lacking in decoration and luxury.
After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

Trojan

Of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants;
Trojan cities

Spartan

Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.

Spartan

A resident of Sparta

Spartan

Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

Spartan

Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity;
Spartan courage

Spartan

Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;
A parent severe to the pitch of hostility
A hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
A strict disciplinarian
A Spartan upbringing

Spartan

Practicing great self-denial;
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
A desert nomad's austere life
A spartan diet
A spartan existence

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