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TROL [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

An organization that employs people to make online posts that are deliberately offensive or cause angry discussion, in order to cause conflict or change public opinion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Internet et télématique
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Une usine à trolls est un groupe de trolls rémunérés pour perturber ou fausser un débat en ligne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Internet y telemática
  • Infracciones y crímenes
OBS

trol : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "trol"(plural "troles"), con una sola ele en los dos casos, es un término coloquial correcto para denominar a un alborotador o polemista que, a través de mensajes en foros digitales, intenta molestar o provocar al resto de los participantes.

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

An individual who ... regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion.

CONT

Trolls are recognizable by the fact that they have no real interest in learning about the topic at hand --they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming characteristics. As such, they are recognized as a lower form of life on the Net, as in "Oh, ignore him. He's just a troll."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Un troll est un usager d'un service en ligne qui pour une raison personnelle ou interactionnelle va commencer à bombarder un site de commentaires désobligeants. Ces propos vont entraîner une dynamique d'échanges [...] de moins en moins civilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Persona que escribe mensajes groseros u ofensivos en Internet, por ejemplo en foros, para interrumpir la discusión o enfadar a sus participantes.

OBS

trol : La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que es preferible usa la forma española "trol". En cuanto a su plural, aunque en el uso está extendida la forma trols, de acuerdo con las reglas de pluralización españolas debería ser troles.

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