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In one instance, a cyber team found a toggle switch that sailors were using to electronically flip between vessel names—the digital equivalent of painting over the ship’s real name on the hull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
But commenters on social media have turned the accusation back on Altman, with some likening his post to "the digital equivalent of a toddler throwing a tantrum".
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
"Deleting gobs of public data/resources as well is the digital equivalent of book burning."
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025
It’s a messy patchwork that has been assembled over decades, and is held together with the digital equivalent of Scotch tape and bubble gum.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
Is this the digital equivalent of trespass or legitimate passage on a public road that runs through your property?
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
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