Look up: ShibBoleth


  1. Shibboleth
    [computer security] In the field of computer security, the word shibboleth means to test something, and based on that response to take a particular course of action. The most commonly seen usage is logging on to a computer with a password or other type of credential. If the password is enter...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth_(computer_security)

  2. Shibboleth
    [disambiguation] A shibboleth is any distinguishing practice that is indicative of one`s social or regional origin. Shibboleth or Shiboleth may also refer to: ...
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  3. Shibboleth
    [The West Wing] "Shibboleth" is the 30th episode of The West Wing. ==Plot== The episode begins with a scene on the California coast, where a group of illegal Chinese immigrants have been apprehended by US agents. It turns out that they are seeking asylum in the United States because they are...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth_(The_West_Wing)

  4. shibboleth
    [n] - a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=shibboleth

  5. Shibboleth
    Shib'bo·leth noun [ Hebrew shibbōleth an ear of corn, or a stream, a flood.] 1. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/87

  6. shibboleth
    noun a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shibboleth

  7. Shibboleth
    • (n.) Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase. • (n.) A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii. • ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shibboleth/

  8. Shibboleth
    [Internet2] Shibboleth is an Internet2 Middleware Initiative project that has created an architecture and open-source implementation for Identity management and federated identity-based authentication and authorization (or Access control) infrastructure based on Security Assertion Markup Lan...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth_(Internet2)

  9. Shibboleth
    A shibboleth (θ or θ) is a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important. It usually refers to features of language, and particularly to a word whose pronunciation identifies its speake...
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  10. shibboleth
    1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    2. a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

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  11. Shibboleth
    Shibboleth (shib'ōleth) , in the Bible, test word that the Gileadites made the Ephraimites pronounce. As Ephraimites could not say sh but only s as in “Sibboleth,” this was regarded as a test of an Ephraimite; 42,000 Ephraimites were thus detected.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0844901.html

  12. Shibboleth
    [artwork] Shibboleth was the title of a temporary art installation by the Colombian artist Doris Salcedo in Tate Modern. The work took the form of a long crack in the floor. ==The work== Shibboleth by Doris Salcedo was a £300,000 installation, the eighth commission in the "Unilever Series" ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth_(artwork)

  13. shibboleth
    1) Catchword 2) Expression 3) Locution 4) Motto 5) Saying 6) Slogan
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/shibboleth/1

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