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sock puppet

noun

Definition of SOCK PUPPET

1
:  a hand puppet made with a sock
2
:  a false online identity used for deceptive purposes
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First Known Use of SOCK PUPPET

1959

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

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