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tabnabbing

Today it means: A form of cyberattack that takes over inactive tabs in a user's browser, relying on their inattention. Full definition →

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From tab + nabbing, coined in 2010 by Aza Raskin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.