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Social engineeringnounMWEA general term for attackers trying to trick people into revealing sensitive information or performing certain actions, such as downloading and executing files that appear to be benign but are actually malicious.Threat
Social MovementnounMWEa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsverified
Social OrganisationnounMWEthe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationshipsverified
Social OrganizationnounMWEthe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationshipsverified
Social PhobianounMWEany phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)verified
Social PsychologynounMWEthe branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a wholeverified
Social SciencenounMWEthe branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a societyverified
Social ScientistnounMWEsomeone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationshipsverified
Social SecretarynounMWEa personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointmentsverified
Social ServicenounMWEan organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in societyverified
Social StratificationnounMWEthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a groupverified
Social StructurenounMWEthe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationshipsverified
Social SystemnounMWEthe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationshipsverified
Social WorknounMWEany of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of childrenverified
Social WorkernounMWEsomeone employed to provide social services, especially to the disadvantagedverified
Socio-Technical SystemnounMWEsystem that includes a combination of technical and human or natural elementsSystem
Sociobiologynounthe branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary historyverified
Sociolinguistnouna linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communicationverified
Sociologistnouna social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human societyverified
Sociology DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociologyverified
Sociopathic PersonalitynounMWEa personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affectverified
SocketnounThe socket tells a host's IP stack where to plug in a data stream so that it connects to the right application.Network
Socket PairnounMWEA way to uniquely specify a connection, i.e., source IP address, source port, destination IP address, destination port.Network
Socket WrenchnounMWEa wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fittedverified
SOCKSnounA protocol that a proxy server can use to accept requests from client users in a company's network so that it can forward them across the Internet. SOCKS uses sockets to represent and keep track of individual connections. The client side of SOCKS is built into certain Web browsers and the server side can be added to a proxy server.Network
Sodalitenouna vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline formverified
Sodium BicarbonatenounMWEa white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacidverified
Sodium Carboxymethyl CellulosenounMWEa gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl celluloseverified
Sodium EthylmercurithiosalicylatenounMWEa light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antisepticverified
Sodium FluoridenounMWEa colorless crystalline salt of sodium (NaF) used in fluoridation of water and to prevent tooth decayverified
Sodium Hydrogen CarbonatenounMWEa white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacidverified
Sodium HydroxidenounMWEa strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compoundsverified