PHARMING

Etymology 1

from pharmaceutical + farming

Noun

pharming (uncountable)

The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product

Synonyms

• biofarming, biopharming

Etymology 2

By extension, from phishing

Noun

pharming (uncountable)

(computing) The redirection of traffic for one website to another, with intent to deceive

Source: Wiktionary



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