social engineering

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Synonyms: social+engineering

Antonyms: social+engineering

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|sociology}} Use of [[numerical]] [[data]] to [[inform]] [[social]] [[program]]s.
2. {{lb|en|political science}} [[effort|Efforts]] to [[influence]] [[attitude]]s and social [[behavior]]s on a large [[scale]], in order to [[produce]] [[desire]]d [[characteristic]]s in a [[target]] [[population]].
3. {{lb|en|computer security}} The [[practice]] of [[trick]]ing a [[user]] into giving, or giving [[access]] to, [[sensitive]] [[information]], thereby [[bypass]]ing most or all [[protection]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|social engineer||ing-form}}

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