feeder document n.— «Al Omari, on board American Airlines Flight 11, and Alghamdi, who boarded United Airlines Flight 175, used the residency certificates, known to agents as “feeder documents,” to get valid Virginia driver’s...
hool n.— «South Africa has no laws similar to Germany’s outlawing the display of racist symbols such as the swastika, but Fifa president Sepp Blatter has held the ultimate threat over the heads of the “hools,” as they call...
domain kiting n.— «Domain kiting registrars create small websites crammed with links using domain names for which they do not pay. They generate money when innocent surfers land on the page and click on the links. The scam takes advantage...
frequent flier n.— «Bernier is near the top of a list of about 475 “frequent fliers,” the term a consultant used to describe people like him, many of whom pose little threat to the community yet cycle in and out of jail with...
pro-mia adj.— «The Web pages she referred to are often called “pro-ana,” or “pro-mia” sites, and they glorify thinness by endorsing anorexic and bulimic behavior.» —“‘Thinly’ veiled health...
Johari window n.— «To help gauge each risk’s likelihood and potential impact, some companies find it useful to create what’s known as a “Johari window.” You first assess each threat’s probability—from low to high—and assign it...