pharming

noun
🔊/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. pharming™
    the process of changing the genes of an animal or a plant so that it produces large quantities of a substance, especially for use in medicine药耕(指通过改变动植物基因大量生产某种物质,尤为医用)
    • cows and sheep used in pharming制药用牛和羊
    • pharming technology制药技术
    Topics Biologyc2
  2. the practice of secretly changing computer files or software so that visitors to a popular website are sent to a different website instead, without their knowledge, where their personal details are stolen and used to steal money from them域欺骗,网址嫁接(指暗中修改计算机文件或软件将网站访客骗到其他网站,从而盗取其个人资料并进而盗取钱财) compare phishing
  3. Word Originfrom ‘farming’ and ‘pharmaceutical’