whaling
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Noun[edit]
whaling (countable and uncountable, plural whalings)
- The practice of hunting whales.
- The practice of spotting whales.
- (informal) A beating.
- (computing) A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
- 2017, Prithviraj Gohel, Cyber Attacks: are we really secure?:
- Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.
Synonyms[edit]
- (spotting of whales): whale watching
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Translations[edit]
practice of hunting whales
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whale watching — see whale watching
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
whaling
- present participle and gerund of whale
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