Con may refer to any of the following:
Con is an MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows reserved word. It’s an abbreviation of the word console.
Con is also an abbreviation for confidence, in reference to a malicious manipulation of a person’s trust. It may be used as a verb, as in “He conned me out of $20.” It may also be used as an adjective, as in “He is a con man.” As a noun, it refers to a “confidence scheme,” as in, “We thought he would deliver on his promises, but the whole thing was a con.”
In computing, an example of a con is phishing, where a user trusts (places confidence in) a malicious e-mail.
- A con is any negative feedback or lack of features of a product. For example, the pros and cons of Linux vs. Windows.
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- Short for conference, con is used as an abbreviation when describing a conference or another get together. For example, DEF CON is an example of where this term is used.
- Linux vs. Windows.
- Computer-related comparisons.
- In the MMORPG EverQuest, con is an abbreviation for “consider.” The command /con may consider (evaluate the properties of) an object or NPC.
Computer abbreviations, Computer crime, Game terms, Phishing, Security terms
