What does pharming mean?
Pharming means The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product.
Pharming
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product.
Definitions by Sense
- The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product
- (computing) The redirection of traffic for one website to another, with intent to deceive.
Example Sentences
Our prototype implements a basic pharming attack to selectively misresolve the client domain name requests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for pharming?
Common synonyms include biofarming, biopharming.
What is the opposite of pharming?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use pharming in a sentence?
Our prototype implements a basic pharming attack to selectively misresolve the client domain name requests.
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