pharming

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/


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pharming / ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
  1. the practice of rearing or growing genetically-modified animals or plants in order to develop pharmaceutical products
Etymology: 20th Century: blend of pharmaceutical + farming
pharming / ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
  1. the practice of redirecting computer users from legitimate websites to fraudulent ones for the purposes of extracting confidential data
Etymology: C21: from farming in the sense of cultivating and harvesting; computer-hacker slang often replaces f with ph

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