"spoofing" meaning in All languages combined

See spoofing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-spoofing.wav [US] Forms: spoofings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spoofing (countable and uncountable, plural spoofings)
  1. (computing) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-spoofing-en-noun-~Av2dQUq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Phishing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-spoofing-en-noun-6PWjkj0o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (spoofing): Spoofing [neuter] (German)
Disambiguation of 'spoofing': 0 0

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-spoofing.wav [US]
Rhymes: -uːfɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spoofing
  1. present participle and gerund of spoof Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spoof
    Sense id: en-spoofing-en-verb-mtjC5zQi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 38

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spoofing meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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