pharming

[ fahr-ming ]

noun
  1. the process of producing medically useful products from genetically modified plants and animals.

Origin of pharming

1
First recorded in 1990–95; from pharm(aceutical) + -ing1, modeled on farming

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British Dictionary definitions for pharming (1 of 2)

pharming1

/ (ˈfɑːmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the practice of rearing or growing genetically-modified animals or plants in order to develop pharmaceutical products

Origin of pharming

1
C20: blend of pharmaceutical + farming

British Dictionary definitions for pharming (2 of 2)

pharming2

/ (ˈfɑːmɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the practice of redirecting computer users from legitimate websites to fraudulent ones for the purposes of extracting confidential data

Origin of pharming

2
C21: from farming in the sense of cultivating and harvesting; computer-hacker slang often replaces f with ph

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