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pretexting Telecom Definition
A means of social engineering in which a person gains unauthorized access to information under false pretenses, perhaps by pretending to be a person authorized to have such access.

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  1. ‹ pretext
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  6. ‹ preterm
  7. ‹ preterition
  8. ‹ preterit
  9. ‹ preterhuman
  10. ‹ preter-
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