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Word: ghosting (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
  • Ghost imaging.
  • The effect that interference caused by a multi-path reception problem has on a television screen.
  • The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

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