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spoofing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈspu̟fɪ̃ŋ] (General-American)
  • /ˈspuːfɪŋ/
  • [ˈspʉːfɪŋ] (Australia)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A method of attacking a computer program, in which the program is modified so as to appear to be working normally when in reality it has been modified with the purpose of circumventing security mechanisms.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Phishing.

Forms

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spoofings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pseudospoofing · antispoofing

Translations (6)

tr sahtecilik (falsifying one's identity or other identifying information) · de Spoofing (method of attacking a computer program) · fi toisena esiintyminen (falsifying one's identity or other identifying information) · fi väärennys (falsifying one's identity or other identifying information) · fi harhautus (falsifying one's identity or other identifying information) · tr sahtecilik (method of attacking a computer program)

spoofing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈspu̟fɪ̃ŋ] (General-American)
  • /ˈspuːfɪŋ/
  • [ˈspʉːfɪŋ] (Australia)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of spoof
    form of spoof