spoofing
- Verb. (present participle of, spoof) .
- Noun. The action of the verb '''to spoof'''.
- Noun. (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 to circumvent security mechanisms.
- Noun. (computing) Phishing.
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