plagiarism
using another author's work as if it was one's own original work
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Summary
plagiarism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,879 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: copying[2], academic dishonesty[3], misrepresentation[4], violation of law[5]
- Commons category: Plagiarism[6]
- Has part(s): Q106469467[7], Q106469472[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Plagiarism[9]
- Described by source: Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[12]
- Partially coincident with: copyright infringement[13]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://academia.stackexchange.com/tags/plagiarism[14]
- Has effect: derivative work[15]
- Different from: compilation[16], copyright infringement[17], ripoff[18], cryptomnesia[19]
- Uses: cut and paste job[20]
- Does not have characteristic: credit[21]
Why It Matters
plagiarism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] plagiarism is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]