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  • 31hoax — [[t]ho͟ʊks[/t]] hoaxes N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N n A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. A series of bomb hoaxes has… …

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  • 32hoax — {{#}}{{LM H44668}}{{〓}} {{[}}hoax{{]}} ‹ho·ax› {{◆}}(pl. hoax){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}En informática,{{♀}} falsa alerta de virus. {{<}}2{{>}} Bulo que se propaga por internet y que llega a ser considerado como una verdad… …

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  • 33Hoax — Englische Bezeichnung für schlechter Scherz . Hoax hat sich im Internet als Bezeichnung für die zahlreichen falschen Warnungen vor bösartigen Computerprogrammen eingebürgert, die angeblich Festplatten löschen, Daten ausspionieren oder anderweitig …

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  • 34hoax — noun a humorous or malicious deception. verb deceive with a hoax. Derivatives hoaxer noun Origin C18: prob. a contr. of hocus …

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  • 35hoax — noun the Piltdown man was perhaps the most successful hoax of the twentieth century Syn: practical joke, joke, jest, prank, trick; ruse, deception, fraud, bluff, confidence trick; informal con, spoof, scam, setup …

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  • 36hoax — /hoʊks / (say hohks) noun 1. a humorous or mischievous deception, especially a practical joke. 2. an attempted deception of a public authority, involving the false reporting of mishaps, imminent dangers, etc., either for gain or amusement. –verb… …

  • 37hoax — apgaulė statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Internetu siunčiama klaidinanti informacija. Pavyzdys – melagingas ↑elektroninio laiško perspėjimas apie ↑virusą su prašymu persiųsti jį kitiems pažįstamiems (grandininiai laiškai). atitikmenys:… …

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  • 38hoax — n. & v. n. a humorous or malicious deception; a practical joke. v.tr. deceive (a person) with a hoax. Derivatives: hoaxer n. Etymology: 18th c.: prob. contr. f. HOCUS …

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  • 39Hoax (Begriffsklärung) — Hoax steht für Hoax, Falschmeldung Poni Hoax, französische Band Terry Hoax, deutsche Band The Hoax, US amerikanisches Filmdrama von Lasse Hallström (2006) The Hoax (Clifford Irving), Roman …

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  • 40hoax call — /ˈhoʊks kɔl/ (say hohks kawl) noun a telephone call the purpose of which is to conduct a hoax. –hoax caller, noun …