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Meaning of "shoulder surfing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOULDER SURFING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOULDER SURFING

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Shoulder surfing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOULDER SURFING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shoulder surfing in the English dictionary

The definition of shoulder surfing in the dictionary is a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOULDER SURFING

should´ve
shoulder
shoulder arms
shoulder bag
shoulder blade
shoulder charge
shoulder flash
shoulder high
shoulder holster
shoulder joint
shoulder pad
shoulder patch
shoulder strap
shoulder to shoulder
shoulder-high
shoulder-length
shoulder-length hair
shouldest
shouldn´t
shouldst

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOULDER SURFING

air surfing
astroturfing
bluesnarfing
bodysurfing
card surfing
channel-surfing
couchsurfing
crowd surfing
ego surfing
in the offing
kitesurfing
netsurfing
perfing
safe surfing
skysurfing
smurfing
snowsurfing
sofa surfing
surfing
windsurfing

Synonyms and antonyms of shoulder surfing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shoulder surfing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOULDER SURFING

Find out the translation of shoulder surfing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shoulder surfing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shoulder surfing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肩窥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

surf hombro
570 millions of speakers

English

shoulder surfing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंधे सर्फिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتف ركوب الأمواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плечо серфинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ombro surf
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁধ সার্ফিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piquage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melayari bahu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schulter -Surfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショルダーサーフィン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어깨 서핑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bahu surfing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vai lướt sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோள்பட்டை உலாவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खांदा सर्फिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Omuz sörfü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shoulder surfing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez ramię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плече серфінг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

navigarea pe umăr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ώμο surfing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skouer navigeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skuldra surfing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skulder surfing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shoulder surfing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOULDER SURFING»

The term «shoulder surfing» is normally little used and occupies the 138.015 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOULDER SURFING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shoulder surfing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shoulder surfing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shoulder surfing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOULDER SURFING»

Discover the use of shoulder surfing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shoulder surfing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster ...
This book reveals those secrets; as the title suggests, it has nothing to do with high technology. • Dumpster Diving Be a good sport and don’t read the two “D” words written in big bold letters above, and act surprised when I tell ...
Johnny Long, 2011
2
Protecting the Login Session from Camera Based Shoulder ...
Fraud and identity theft account for large financial loses each year. One critical component present at virtually all login terminals used today is the traditional text password or numerical PIN.
Varun Kartik Almaula, 2008
3
Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition
Another type of social engineering scheme to cover is shoulder surfing, as shown in Screen 6. Do you have an ATM machine in your building? Another option is to take some photos of people shoulder surfing there. Another engaging option is ...
Harold F. Tipton, Micki Krause, 2009
4
Steal this Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You about ...
The prime locations for shoulder surfing are airports, where travelers are more likely to use calling cards than change to make a call. Given the hectic nature of a typical airport, few people take notice of someone peering over their shoulder ...
Wally Wang, 2006
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Identity Theft For Dummies
Shoulder surfing isn't the latest water sport craze to hit the beaches of Southern California, and it has nothing to do with the real sport of surfing. Shoulder surfing describes the art of looking over the shoulder of another person to see what he's  ...
Michael J. Arata, Jr., 2010
6
Hackers Beware
The following are the types of local attacks: • Shoulder surfing • Unlocked terminals • Written passwords • Unplugging machines • Local logon Shoulder Surfing Shoulder surfing is probably one of the most basic types of attacks, yet is extremely ...
Eric Cole, 2002
7
Measuring the Effect of E-learning on Job Performance
shoulder surfing E-mail for sending/receiving junk mail Shoulder Surfing Company Policies Shoulder surfing shoulder surfing social engineering slow computer operation shred documents send spam to spam file smart passwords social ...
Heidi Kramer, 2007
8
Legal Issues in Information Security
Shoulder surfing occurs when an attacker looks over the shoulder of another person at a computer to discover sensitive information. This isn't a technical exploit. The attacker has no right to the information they are trying to see. The attacker ...
Joanna Grama, 2010
9
A to Z EMAIL HACKING & SECURITY:
(G) SHOULDER SURFING Shoulder surfing refers to the act of obtaining passwords/PIN or personal/private information through direct observation secretly. Shoulder surfing involves looking over a person's shoulder to gather pertinent ...
Rajendra Maurya, 2014
10
Advances in Networks, Computing and Communications 3
The “shoulder surfing” test consisted of evaluating the ability of an impostor, sitting behind the legitimate user, to capture the password when the users are authenticating themselves, either with PassImages or with cognitive questions. Despite ...
Paul Dowland, Steven Furnell, University of Plymouth. School of Computing, Communications and Electronics, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOULDER SURFING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shoulder surfing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Northamptonshire force launches bid to battle online fraudsters by …
'Shoulder surfing' is among the actions being warned about as part of a campaign to tackle identity theft in the UK. Photo courtesy of PA Wire. «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jun 15»
2
SCAM ALERT: Don't be a victim of 'shoulder surfing'
Sacramento police call it "shoulder surfing." When a consumer walks away from using an ATM without clicking "no" to the last "Do you want another transaction? «News10.net, May 15»
3
Milpitas police seek 'ATM shoulder surfing' suspect for money theft
This practice is sometimes called "ATM shoulder surfing." Advertisement. "An arrest was not made with regard to the ATM shoulder surfing case," Milpitas police ... «San Jose Mercury News, Feb 15»
4
Woman Arrested for "Shoulder Surfing" PIN Numbers in Walnut …
A 32-year-old woman suspected of "shoulder surfing" to retrieve PINs and access private information was arrested over the weekend in Walnut Creek, police ... «NBC Bay Area, Jan 15»
5
'Shoulder surfers' appear in court
Two cases of "shoulder surfing" have come before Auckland courts today covering tens of thousands of dollars of alleged offending. A group of four appeared at ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
6
Couple indicted for 'shoulder surfing' check scheme
The practice is called “shoulder surfing.” “I don't think of somebody looking over your shoulder. I try to be very alert. I wouldn't think that there's something behind ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Dec 14»
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LAPD warns of 'shoulder surfer' accessing ATM accounts in …
“It's called 'shoulder surfing,' and it happens more often than you think,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the LAPD Mission Detective Division, in a ... «MyNewsLA.com, Oct 14»
8
Police hunt alleged shoulder surfers
The men are alleged to have been obtaining the PIN numbers of elderly shoppers through 'shoulder surfing', an activity that involves getting close to people who ... «3News NZ, Sep 14»
9
'Shoulder surfers' and 'dippers' target festival goers
Gardaí and the banks have warned people to be extra vigilant following a number of reported “shoulder surfing” and “dipping” incidents in Dublin. «Irish Times, Mar 14»
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Who's looking over your shoulder ? Credit agency warns that …
Last week it was revealed that cash machine fraud tripled in the first four months of 2013, as 'shoulder surfing' thieves steal bank cards and pin numbers while ... «This is Money, Jun 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Shoulder surfing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shoulder-surfing>. May 2024 ».
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