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FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

Internet » Chat -- and more...

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FUD

Fold Up Decoys

Governmental » Military

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FUD

Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation

Governmental » US Government

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FUD

Female Urinary Device

Medical » Physiology

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FUD

Fear, Uncertainly, and Doubt

Business » General Business

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FUD

Fast User Directory

Computing » Networking

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FUD

Fire Unit Display

Governmental » Military

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FUD

Field Use Designator

Governmental » Military

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FUD

First Unit Deployed

Governmental » Military

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FUD

Fear, Uncertanity, and Doubt

Community » Educational

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FUD

Frequently Used Disinformation

Governmental » Military

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FUD

Frustration, Unhappiness, and Despair

Community » Educational

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FUD

Frequently Usually Delightful

Miscellaneous » Funnies

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FUD

Flawed User Decision

Computing » General Computing

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FUD

Federal University Dutse

Academic & Science » Universities

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FUD

Fear Understanding and Doubt

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

Fear Uncertainty and Doubt

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

Fear Uncertaility Doubt

Business » General Business

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FUD

Frequent Utterances Database

Computing » Databases

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FUD

Functional Upstream Domain

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

Facilitate Uncertainty and Doubt

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

Furs Underground Dance

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

First Utility District

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

Fedora Users and Developers

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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FUD

fear Uncertenty and doubt

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

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What does FUD mean?

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Fear, uncertainty and doubt (often shortened to FUD) is a propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations, politics, polling and cults. FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information and a manifestation of the appeal to fear.

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