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goat file

goat file noun: an executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such.

Noun

goat file (plural goat files)

  1. (computer security) An executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such.

Forms of goat file

pluralgoat files

Origin of goat file

Named thus because the file acts as a "sacrificial goat".

Questions about goat file

What does goat file mean?
Goat file means an executable file with a known structure and/or file size, designed to be infected by a file-infecting computer virus in order to facilitate the study of such.
What part of speech is goat file?
Goat file is a noun.
What is the plural of goat file?
The plural of goat file is goat files.

Words near goat file in the dictionary

  1. goat cheeses
  2. goat farm
  3. Goat Fell
  4. goat fig
  5. goat figs
  6. goat file
  7. goat files
  8. goat grazing problem
  9. goat grazing problems
  10. Goat Island
  11. goat milk

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