nihilartikel
A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally…A deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally identifiable as false, usually included to brand the intellectual property so copies can be identified.
Meaning
1 sensesA deliberately fictitious entry in an encyclopedia or academic work, generally identifiable as false, usually included to brand the intellectual property so copies can be identified.
Origin
Borrowed from German Nihilartikel, apparently coined as a hoax in the German-language WikiBorrowed from German Nihilartikel, apparently coined as a hoax in the German-language Wikipedia in 2003 and later picked up by the English Wikipedia, from where it spread to blogs, books, etc., which are now used again as references for these sites, leading to a form of citogenesis.
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Forms
plural: nihilartikels| Singular | nihilartikel |
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