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Showing posts with label C21 Security Devil's Dictionary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C21 Security Devil's Dictionary. Show all posts

Friday, 8 October 2021

Define: Farcetime

Farce time [/fɑːs/ /tʌɪm/] n. 1. a futile, dispiriting experience combining video conferencing systems; young children and/ or elderly relatives; and unreliable WiFi.

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Define: Coming Soon

Coming soon [kuhm-ing soon] adj. 1. A false claim used to reassure website visitors that content will appear before the domain expires.

Saturday, 27 July 2013

Define: Prism

prism [/'prizəm/] n. 1. a solid geometric figure whose two end faces are similar, equal and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. 2. a controversial electronic surveillance system capable of generating surprising levels of surprise. See Echelon (arch.)

Monday, 22 October 2012

Define: Research

Research [\ri-ˈsərch] vb. 1. to spend less than one hour using Wikipedia.org and Google.com. n. 2. (arch.) studious inquiry or examination; especially: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws.

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Define: Encrypt

Encrypt [enˈkript] vb. 1. A means of denying access to data.

Define: CCTV

CCTV abbr. 1. (arch.) Closed-circuit television. 2. Television footage accessible from or broadcast to the internet.