A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.
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Custom
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
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Folk culture
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
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Popular culture
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
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Terroir
The contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.
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Taboo
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
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Malware, or malicious software
Hostile or intrusive software designed to cause intentional harm.
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Ransomware, or cryptoviral extortion
A form of malware that encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, until a ransom is paid to decrypt them.
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Cyber espionage
The unauthorized and clandestine deployment of a virus to observe or destroy data in the computer systems of government agencies and large corporations.
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Fake news
A false report disseminated under the guise of an authentic news report, created to maliciously spread misinformation and mislead consumers of the content.
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Alternative fact, or alt fact
A statement that can be proved to be false.
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Trolling
The practice of posting deliberately inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in social media in order to provoke quarrels or otherwise agitate people.
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Cultural homogenization
The process of reduction in cultural diversity through the diffusion of popular culture.
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Franchise
An agreement between a corporation and businesspeople to market that corporation's products in a local area.
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