QfS Unit 4 Vocabulary

To disseminate to the public, to produce or release for distribution; to issue the work of an author

The electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person often done anonymously

A website that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections.

The illegal use of someone else’s personal information especially in order to obtain money or credit

To decrease in extent, volume, or scope

One who is peasant but not taking part in a situation or event

Standards on which a judgment or decision may be based

Principles and morals that guide people’s behavior, including honesty and respect toward others

A fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

A scam by which an internet use is duped

Unknown authorship or origin

Copyright that makes it easy for people to copy, share, & build on someone’s creative work as long as they give credit

The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute something such as written, musical, etc.

Creative work that is not protected by copyright and is free for anyone to use

A person who stands up for someone who is being mistreated

Worthy of confidence; dependable

Speech or writing that makes negative attacks on a person or group of people

Something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions

An oversimplified idea about a particular group of people that is prejudice or judgmental

To increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope (an angered crowd)

Navigating the digital world safely, responsibly, and ethically

To annoy persistently; to create an unpleasant or hostile situation

Expressive a of a low opinion, detracting from the character or standing of something

Capable of being physically or emotionally wounded; open to attack or damage

The quality or state of being apart from company or observation; freedom from unauthorized intrusion