doxxing
/ˈdɒksɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण डॉक्सिंग
डॉक्सिंग (किसी की निजी जानकारी इंटरनेट पर उजागर करना)
Core word
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the act of finding out and publishing someone's private details, such as their address or phone number, on the internet to harm or frighten them
डॉक्सिंग (किसी की निजी जानकारी इंटरनेट पर उजागर करना)
- Doxxing can put a person's safety at risk.
- The influencer was a victim of doxxing after her phone number was posted online.
- Many countries now treat doxxing as a serious cyber offence.
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- The school warned students that doxxing is against the law.
- He reported the doxxing to the cyber police.
- After the doxxing, she changed her phone number and left social media.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
doxxing (uncountable noun)
Doxxing is uncountable and takes a singular verb. The verb is dox, with the forms dox, doxxed and doxxing.
'Doxxing' अगणनीय संज्ञा है और singular verb लेती है। क्रिया 'dox' है: dox, doxxed, doxxing।
- Doxxing is a serious online crime.
- The police are investigating a doxxing case.
dox + person
The verb takes a person as its object: to dox someone means to publish their private details.
क्रिया के बाद व्यक्ति object के रूप में आता है: किसी को dox करने का अर्थ उसकी निजी जानकारी प्रकाशित करना है।
- Someone doxxed the journalist and posted her address.
be doxxed (passive)
The passive is the usual way to say the victim: a person who has been doxxed.
पीड़ित के लिए प्रायः passive प्रयोग होता है: जिस व्यक्ति को dox किया गया।
- The student was doxxed after the argument online.
doxxing of sb / sth
Use of to name the victim of the act.
कृत्य के शिकार को बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The doxxing of teachers has alarmed schools.
doxxing vs hacking
Doxxing means publishing private information. Hacking means breaking into a computer. The two are different, though a hacker may dox someone.
Doxxing का अर्थ निजी जानकारी प्रकाशित करना है; hacking का अर्थ कंप्यूटर में सेंध लगाना। दोनों अलग हैं।
- She was doxxed, not hacked: her details were already public.
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verb + doxxing
reportfall victim topreventthreatencondemn
- Schools teach students how to report doxxing.
adjective + doxxing
onlinemaliciousdeliberatemasspolitical
- Malicious doxxing can put a family at risk.
doxxing + noun
campaignattackthreatincidentvictim
- The doxxing campaign targeted a young blogger.
private details doxxed
home addressphone numberphotosworkplacebank details
- Her phone number and address were doxxed on a forum.
doxxing + law/action
report a doxxing incidentfile a complaint about doxxingblock a doxxing account
- Victims should file a complaint with the cyber cell about doxxing.
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- Radhika was shocked to learn that her friend had been doxxed.
राधिका यह जानकर स्तब्ध रह गई कि उसकी सहेली की निजी जानकारी सार्वजनिक की गई थी।
- Doxxing can lead to harassment and even physical danger.
Doxxing से उत्पीड़न और यहाँ तक कि शारीरिक खतरा भी हो सकता है।
- The cyber cell arrested a man accused of doxxing a college girl.
साइबर सेल ने एक कॉलेज छात्रा की निजी जानकारी उजागर करने के आरोपी को गिरफ़्तार किया।
- Never share your address on public forums, as it may lead to doxxing.
सार्वजनिक forums पर अपना पता कभी साझा न करें, क्योंकि इससे doxxing हो सकती है।
- Laws against doxxing are being strengthened.
Doxxing के विरुद्ध कानूनों को कड़ा किया जा रहा है।
- After the match, a fan was doxxed for abusing a player online.
मैच के बाद ऑनलाइन खिलाड़ी को गाली देने पर एक प्रशंसक की निजी जानकारी उजागर कर दी गई।
- Radhika's college ran a talk on how to protect personal data and avoid doxxing.
राधिका के कॉलेज ने निजी डेटा की सुरक्षा और doxxing से बचने पर एक व्याख्यान आयोजित किया।
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Notes
The word comes from 'docs', short for documents, and is also spelt doxing.
यह शब्द 'docs' (documents का संक्षिप्त रूप) से बना है और इसे doxing भी लिखा जाता है।