English
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense.
#:The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
Verb
en-verb
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
#:HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn obtained directors' home phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.
Translations
Hebrew ××ת×× (amátlah)
Deutsch Vorwand
See also
At Wikipedia: Social engineering
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