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phishing

Syllabification: (phish·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈfiSHiNG/
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Definition of phishing

noun

  • the activity of defrauding an online account holder of financial information by posing as a legitimate company: [as modifier]:phishing exercises in which criminals create replicas of commercial Web sites

Derivatives

phish

verb

Origin:

1990s: inspired by fishing, on the pattern of phreaking

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