Spoof

A spoof is (1) an attempt to circumvent a computer security system by pretending to be a trusted system in order to view information that one is not entitled to access; (2) a hoax in which one pretends to be someone else, or releases "information" with humorous intent.

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A Spoof Personality Typing Measure

This personality type spoof describes "the degree to which a person maintains control of his or her emotions. Humans are evenly distributed along this scale with Spock at one end...and Sally Field at the other." Purportedly the fruit of a long company class on Interpersonal Relationships, this spoof out of the UK is a sendup of fast-fix psychology.

Zen Frequently Asked Questions

Zen as seen by the unenlightened.

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security

Print References:

• IBM Dictionary of Computing by George McDaniel. New York, McGraw Hill. 1994. ISBN: 0-07-031489-6