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spoofing 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/spo͞of/,
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spoofed, past participle; spoofed, past tense; spoofs, 3rd person singular present; spoofing, present participle;
  1. Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect
    • - it is a movie that spoofs other movies
  2. Hoax or trick (someone)
    • - they proceeded to spoof Western intelligence with false information
  3. Interfere with (radio or radar signals) so as to make them useless


  1. (spoof) make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
  2. (spoof) parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  3. Spoofing, or decoying, is the practice of inundating online networks with bogus or incomplete files of the same name in an effort to reduce copyright infringement on peer-to-peer file sharing networks.
  4. (Spoof (game)) The game of Spoof is a strategy game, typically played as a gambling , often in bars and pubs where the loser buys the other participants a round of drinks. The exact origin of the game is unknown, but one scholarly paper addressed it, and more general n-coin games, in 1959. ...
  5. The action of the verb to spoof; 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; Phishing
  6. (spoof) a hoax; a light parody; nonsense; A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held; to gently satirize; to deceive; to falsify
  7. (Spoof) Attempt by an unauthorized entity to gain access to a system by posing as an authorized user.
  8. (Spoof) A type of attack where the source of a message (say, in an email message or on a webpage) is falsified to appear to come from a trusted third party. For example, malware authors often distribute malware via email that appears to come from a legitimate and trusted source.
  9. (Spoof) A game of chance, usually played with coins, in which an individual is subjected to an involuntary course of action. He may be obliged, for example, to run stark naked across a
  10. (Spoof) A humorous story that pokes fun at the fandom or even the writers - tongue in cheek and friendly.
  11. (Spoof) A patch that, at first glance, very closely resembles another patch, but has been slightly modified for the purpose of making fun of the original or what it represents. This modification can be to the inscription or changes to the actual design. ...
  12. (Spoof) In the context of network security, a spoofing attack is a situation in which a person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data. With phishing, a legitimate Web page (such as a bank’s) is reproduced in look and feel by the phisher. ...
  13. (Spoof) Provide false information or offer false services
  14. (Spoof) The part of any form of communication (electronic or physical) whereby the sender inserts/attaches false identity contact information to the communication.
  15. (Spoof) To falsify one's identity or the identity of a computer.  For example, an intruder may spoof the IP address of the computer from which he is launching an attack in order to cover his tracks or to make it appear that another, innocent party is responsible. ...
  16. (Spoof) Trying to fool or mislead the Search Engines.
  17. (Spoof) a diversionary raid or operation
  18. (spoof) A film or television programme that pokes fun at specific films, genres or people for comic or satirical effect. Harry Enfield's Norbert Smith: A Life (Channel 4, tx. ...
  19. (spoof) An entertaining imitation or parody.
  20. (spoof) Use a fake UA string to make a Web server act as if a browser being used is different from the actual browser (e.g., as if Opera were being used when actually Firefox is being used). Spoofing may be necessary when trying to access a Web site that is incorrectly sniffing UA strings.
  21. Addressing a web page or an e-mail with a false referrer. Like sending an e-mail from a false address.
  22. In email, this term is used to describe the forgery of a domain name as the sender in the header of an email. Enabling SPF makes it more difficult for spammers to spoof your domain.
  23. Pretending to be someone else. The deliberate inducement of a user or a resource to take an incorrect action. Attempt to gain access to an AIS by pretending to be an authorized user. Impersonating, masquerading, and mimicking are forms of spoofing.
  24. Website spoofing is the act of creating a website, as a hoax, with the intention of misleading readers that the website has been created by a different person or organisation. Normally, the website will adopt the design of the target website and sometimes has a similar URL.
  25. A fraudulent website or email that appears to be from a well-known company and attempts to get you to provide, update or confirm personal information. Similar to pharming.