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Definition: doxing


Publishing personal information about people such as phone number, home address and Internet addresses (email, social media, etc.). The intention of doxing (also doxxing with a double "x") is to encourage others to send comments, often harmful and even threatening, to the target being doxed. The term comes from "docs" (documents). See trolling and swatting.