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mockingbird Any of a group of New World birds, known for imitating other birds. The common mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) of the USA is c.27cm (11in) long, ashy above with brownish wings and tail marked with white. Family Mimidae.

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A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | © A Dictionary of the Internet 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

mockingbird A program which imitates a computer during a log-in and reads account names and PASSWORDS in order to gain access to a network or a user's FILES. This is a particular example of a TROJAN HORSE attack on a system.

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