spoofing
Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information by technical means to…Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
(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.
Spoofing
(countable, uncountable)Phishing.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: spoofingsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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