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Record 1 2012-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
CONT

In theory, only an actual human being can figure out what word is in the captcha graphic. The letters are just twisted enough and the backgound is just cluttered enough that a person can read them, but not a computer.

OBS

captcha: acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
DEF

Forme de test de Turing permettant de différencier de manière automatisée un utilisateur humain d'un ordinateur.

OBS

Un captcha usuel requiert ainsi que l'utilisateur tape les lettres et les chiffres visibles sur une image distordue qui apparait à l'écran.

Spanish

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