TOFU

Noun

TOFU (uncountable)

(networking) Initialism of trust on first use, a type of network software security model where a client requests an identification code from a remote host when establishing the first connection. [from 2008]

Synonym: TUFU

Anagrams

• FOUT

Etymology

Noun

tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Synonym: bean curd

Synonym: soycheese

(computing, typography) A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪)