"clickjacking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-clickjacking.ogg [UK]
Etymology: Blend of click + hijacking, coined by Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen in 2008. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|click|hijacking}} Blend of click + hijacking Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} clickjacking (uncountable)
  1. (computing, web development) A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend. Wikipedia link: clickjacking Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer security, Computing, Programming, Web design Related terms: scrolljacking

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