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Mark of the Web

Mark of the Web proper noun: a metadata identifier used to mark files downloaded from the Internet as potentially unsafe.

Proper noun

the Mark of the Web

  1. (Internet, computer security) A metadata identifier used to mark files downloaded from the Internet as potentially unsafe.

Questions about Mark of the Web

What does Mark of the Web mean?
Mark of the Web means a metadata identifier used to mark files downloaded from the Internet as potentially unsafe.
What part of speech is Mark of the Web?
Mark of the Web is a proper noun.

Words near Mark of the Web in the dictionary

  1. mark of admiration
  2. mark of Cain
  3. mark of exclamation
  4. mark of interrogation
  5. mark of the beast
  6. Mark of the Web
  7. mark off
  8. mark one's own homework
  9. mark out
  10. mark someone's card
  11. Mark Tapleyism

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