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"etymology_text": "Named thus because the file acts as a \"sacrificial goat\".",
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"An executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such."
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"(computing) An executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such."
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"(computing) An executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such."
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