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Cyber Safety Words
Definitions of words about cyber safety
Term | Definition |
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Flaming | Constantly directing aggressive or abusive typed messages towards another person. |
Harassment | The act of aggressively pressuring or forcing someone to do something, usually by intimidation. |
Cyber Stalking | Stalking someone over the Internet. |
Denigration | The act of unfairly criticizing or denouncing someone. |
Exclusion | Preventing someone from participating, usually in an activity involving close friends. |
Trolling | Making ridiculous or offensive statements online, typically to provoke a reaction. |
Impersonation | Pretending to be a different person, usually for entertainment or fraud. |
Outing | Publicizing another person’s secret, usually without their permission or consent. |
Trickery | The act of deception. |
IM | Instant messaging. |
Upstander | One who stands up to bullies. |
Malicious | Wanting to do harm. |
Crossing the Line | Taking a feud or dispute too far, usually by making the quarrel personal. |
Snapchat | A web-based social media app that allows users to send photos and videos to others for a designated period of time, usually up to 15 seconds. |
Anonymous | Unknown; not identified by name. |
Privacy | The state or condition of being free from being disturbed or observed by others. |
Posting | The act of sending or submitting a typed message to an Internet location. |
Settings | A place where things on your phone can be adjusted. |
Digital Media | Digitized content that can be transmitted over the Internet. |
Reputation | The way one or one’s personality is perceived by others. |
Texting | Sending others a typed message via a cellular device. |
Teasing | Taunting someone with the intention of goading or provoking them. |
Empathy | Sharing the feelings of another person. |
Criminal | One who has committed a crime. |
Report | A spoken or written account of an occurrence. |
App | A piece downloadable content on mobile devices designed to fulfill a purpose. |