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TROLLER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- troll
1, record 1, English, troll
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To post a deliberately erroneous or antagonistic message on a newsgroup or similar forum with the intention of eliciting a hostile or corrective response. 2, record 1, English, - troll
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- troller
1, record 1, French, troller
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] un troll, c'est une personne comme une autre. C'est la situation en ligne qui est le plus largement responsable du trollage. Il y a plusieurs choses qui poussent quelqu'un à troller. Il y a d'abord le fait qu'il est dans une situation d'individuation […] 1, record 1, French, - troller
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trolear
1, record 1, Spanish, trolear
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intervenir en un foro digital con el objetivo de generar polémica, ofender y provocar de modo malintencionado a los demás usuarios. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trolear
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trolear: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la adaptación al español "trolear" es una palabra bien formada y su uso por tanto puede considerarse correcto. Recuerda asimismo que se escribe con una sola ele y sin comillas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trolear
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