Look up: deception

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   deception
   [n] - the act of deceiving
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   deception
   In warfare, the use of dummies, decoys, and electronics to trick the enemy into believing in and preparing to defend against armies that do not exist. The Allied ground offensive in the 1991 Gulf...
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   Deception
   avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see disengage, coupé;
   Found on http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
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   deception
   the deliberate change,insertion,destruction and disclosure of data(1)the deliberate inducement of a user or a resource to take an incorrect action.Deliberately inducing incorrect actions by a program or person(2) Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • those measures designed to mislead the enemy by manipulation,distortion,or falsification of evidence to indu...
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   Deception
   De·cep'tion noun [ French déception , Latin deceptio , from decipere , deceptum . See Deceive .] 1. The act of deceiving or misleading. South. 2. The state of being deceived or misled. « There is one thing relating either to the action or enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to deception .» South. ...
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   deception
   The act of deceiving or the fact or condition of being deceived. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   deception
   deceit noun the act of deceiving
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   Deception
   `Deception` is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true, or not the whole truth as in certain types of half-truths. Deception involves concepts like propaganda, distraction and/or concealment. Fiction, while sometimes manipulative, is not a deception unless it is portrayed as the whole truth. In many cases it is difficult to distinguish deception from providing unintentionally wrong information. One of the reasons f...
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   Deception
   • (n.) That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud. • (n.) The state of being deceived or misled. • (n.) The act of deceiving or misleading.
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    deception
    
    1. a misleading falsehood
    2. the act of deceiving
    3. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
    
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    Deception
    A research technique that provides false information to persons participating in a study.
    Found on http://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~alliso