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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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spoofing 
(1) In networking communications, a way of keeping a session active. A router sends signals to the host computer or responds automatically to queries from the host.

(2) On the Internet, creating packets that have a fake or stolen IP address. This is usually done to access a secure server illegally.


   
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