pharming

[ fahr-ming ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.

pharming

/ ˈfɑːmɪŋ /

the practice of rearing or growing genetically-modified animals or plants in order to develop pharmaceutical products

pharming

/ ˈfɑːmɪŋ /

the practice of redirecting computer users from legitimate websites to fraudulent ones for the purposes of extracting confidential data

C20: blend of pharmaceutical + farming

C21: from farming in the sense of cultivating and harvesting; computer-hacker slang often replaces f with ph

Just take the theory out ov pharming, and thare aint nothing left, but hard work, and all fired lite krops.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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