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pseudo

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pseudo-  \Pseu"do-\  [Gr.  pseydh`s  lying,  false,  akin  to  psey`dein 
  to  belie;  cf  psydro`s  lying,  psy`qos  a  lie.] 
  A  combining  form  or  prefix  signifying  false,  counterfeit, 
  pretended,  spurious;  as  pseudo-apostle,  a  false  apostle; 
  pseudo-clergy,  false  or  spurious  clergy;  pseudo-episcopacy, 
  pseudo-form,  pseudo-martyr,  pseudo-philosopher.  Also  used 
  adjectively. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pseudo 
  adj  :  (often  used  in  combination)  not  genuine  but  having  the 
  appearance  of  "a  pseudo  esthete";  pseudoclassic" 
  n  :  a  person  who  makes  deceitful  pretenses  [syn:  {imposter},  {impostor}, 
  {pretender},  {fake},  {faker},  {fraud},  {sham},  {pseud}, 
  {role  player}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  pseudo  /soo'doh/  n.  [Usenet:  truncation  of  `pseudonym']  1.  An 
  electronic-mail  or  {Usenet}  persona  adopted  by  a  human  for  amusement  value 
  or  as  a  means  of  avoiding  negative  repercussions  of  one's  net.behavior;  a 
  `nom  de  Usenet',  often  associated  with  forged  postings  designed  to  conceal 
  message  origins.  Perhaps  the  best-known  and  funniest  hoax  of  this  type 
  is  {B1FF}.  See  also  {tentacle}.  2.  Notionally,  a  {flamage}-generating 
  AI  program  simulating  a  Usenet  user.  Many  flamers  have  been  accused 
  of  actually  being  such  entities,  despite  the  fact  that  no  AI  program 
  of  the  required  sophistication  yet  exists.  However,  in  1989  there  was 
  a  famous  series  of  forged  postings  that  used  a  phrase-frequency-based 
  travesty  generator  to  simulate  the  styles  of  several  well-known  flamers; 
  it  was  based  on  large  samples  of  their  back  postings  (compare  {Dissociated 
  Press}).  A  significant  number  of  people  were  fooled  by  the  forgeries,  and 
  the  debate  over  their  authenticity  was  settled  only  when  the  perpetrator 
  came  forward  to  publicly  admit  the  hoax. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  pseudo 
 
    /soo'doh/  ({Usenet})  Pseudonym. 
 
  1.  An  {electronic-mail}  or  {Usenet}  persona  adopted  by  a  human 
  for  amusement  value  or  as  a  means  of  avoiding  negative 
  repercussions  of  one's  net.behaviour;  a  "nom  de  {Usenet}", 
  often  associated  with  forged  postings  designed  to  conceal 
  message  origins.  Perhaps  the  best-known  and  funniest  hoax  of 
  this  type  is  {BIFF}. 
 
  2.  Notionally,  a  {flamage}-generating  {AI}  program  simulating 
  a  {Usenet}  user.  Many  flamers  have  been  accused  of  actually 
  being  such  entities,  despite  the  fact  that  no  AI  program  of 
  the  required  sophistication  yet  exists.  However,  in  1989 
  there  was  a  famous  series  of  forged  postings  that  used  a 
  phrase-frequency-based  travesty  generator  to  simulate  the 
  styles  of  several  well-known  flamers;  it  was  based  on  large 
  samples  of  their  back  postings  (compare  {Dissociated  Press}). 
  A  significant  number  of  people  were  fooled  by  the  forgeries, 
  and  the  debate  over  their  authenticity  was  settled  only  when 
  the  perpetrator  came  forward  to  publicly  admit  the  hoax. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1995-03-13)




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