Reference meaning
social engineering
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Use of numerical data to inform social programs.
Other meanings
2. noun
Efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, in order to produce desired characteristics in a target population.
3. noun
The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.
4. verb
present participle and gerund of social engineer
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