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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spoof 
  n  :  a  composition  that  imitates  somebody's  style  in  a  humorous 
  way  [syn:  {parody},  {lampoon},  {sendup},  {mockery},  {takeoff}, 
  {burlesque},  {travesty},  {charade},  {pasquinade}] 
  v  1:  make  a  spoof  of  make  fun  of  [syn:  {parody}] 
  2:  make  a  parody  of  "The  students  spoofed  the  teachers"  [syn: 
  {burlesque},  {parody}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  spoof  vi  To  capture,  alter,  and  retransmit  a  communication 
  stream  in  a  way  that  misleads  the  recipient.  As  used  by  hackers, 
  refers  especially  to  altering  TCP/IP  packet  source  addresses  or  other 
  packet-header  data  in  order  to  masquerade  as  a  trusted  machine.  This 
  term  has  become  very  widespread  and  is  borderline  techspeak 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  spoof 
 
  See  {spoofing}. 
 
 




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