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Use of numerical data to inform social programs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Antonyms: none provided
Efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, in order to produce desired characteristics in a target population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: political-science, social-sciences
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The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: computer security
Examples
- Meronyms: smishing, phishing, vishing
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present participle and gerund of social engineer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
數據社會學 /数据社会学
— use of numerical data
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Czech:
sociální inženýrství
— use of numerical data
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Finnish:
tiedon hyödyntäminen
— use of numerical data
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Greek:
κοινωνική μηχανική
(koinonikí michanikí)
— use of numerical data
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Indonesian:
rekayasa sosial
— use of numerical data
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Irish:
innealtóireacht shóisialta
— use of numerical data
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Polish:
inżynieria społeczna
— use of numerical data
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Spanish:
ingeniería social
— use of numerical data
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Chinese Mandarin:
社會工程 /社会工程
(shèhuì gōngchéng)
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Czech:
sociální inženýrství
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Finnish:
asennekasvatus
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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German:
Social Engineering
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Greek:
κοινωνική μηχανική
(koinonikí michanikí)
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Indonesian:
rekayasa sosial
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Irish:
innealtóireacht shóisialta
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Polish:
inżynieria społeczna
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Spanish:
ingeniería social
— efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale
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Chinese Mandarin:
社交工程
— practice of tricking a user
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Czech:
sociální inženýrství
— practice of tricking a user
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Finnish:
sosiaalinen manipulointi
— practice of tricking a user
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Finnish:
käyttäjän manipulointi
— practice of tricking a user
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Georgian:
სოციალური ინჟინერია
(socialuri inžineria)
— practice of tricking a user
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German:
Social Engineering
— practice of tricking a user
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Greek:
κοινωνική μηχανική
(koinonikí michanikí)
— practice of tricking a user
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Indonesian:
rekayasa sosial
— practice of tricking a user
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Irish:
innealtóireacht shóisialta
— practice of tricking a user
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Polish:
inżynieria społeczna
— practice of tricking a user
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Portuguese:
engenharia social
— practice of tricking a user
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Russian:
социальная инженерия
(socialʹnaja inženerija)
— practice of tricking a user
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Spanish:
ingeniería social
— practice of tricking a user