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Re:Romania dictionary altered to thwart exam cheats by tantalor on Thursday March 16, 2017 @11:39AM (#13885908)
It would be far less harmful if the exam asked the students to define a fictitious word which appeared only in the dictionary. Only cheaters would get it "right".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry

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Re:Romania dictionary altered to thwart exam cheats by rootlocus on Thursday March 16, 2017 @11:42AM (#13885939)
The exam and the dictionary are completely unrelated. The exam is devised and organized by the state, while the dictionary is an online service run by a group of volunteers.
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Re:Romania dictionary altered to thwart exam cheats by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday March 16, 2017 @03:06PM (#13888048)
> The exam and the dictionary are completely unrelated.

No, this article is specifically about them working together.

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Re:Romania dictionary altered to thwart exam cheats by denulu on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:52AM (#13892968)
Nope, it's about the dictionary admins noticing cheaters during last year's exam and deciding to do something about it -- without any coordination with the exam organizers.
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