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dark patterns

dark patterns is the plural of dark pattern.

Meaning of dark pattern

Noun

dark pattern (plural dark patterns)

  1. A user interface that is intentionally designed to trick users into doing things that are not in their own best interest, such as giving up more information, or agreeing to unfavourable terms.
    • It was really easy to register an account on the app, but the option to delete my account seemed almost impossible, which made me feel like a victim of a dark pattern.

Questions about dark patterns

What is dark patterns the plural of?
Dark patterns is the plural of dark pattern.

Words near dark patterns in the dictionary

  1. dark night of the soul
  2. dark nights
  3. dark nights of the soul
  4. dark o’clock
  5. dark pattern
  6. dark patterns
  7. dark pool
  8. dark pools
  9. dark post
  10. dark posts
  11. dark ride

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