Pac-Man defense

noun

Etymology

From the arcade game Pac-Man (1980), in which the character being chased can sometimes turn round and eat its pursuers.

Definitions

  1. A response to an attempted hostile takeover of a company, in which the target company, or…

    A response to an attempted hostile takeover of a company, in which the target company, or a 'white knight' acting on its behalf, tries to turn the situation round by acquiring all or much of the other company.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Pac-Man defense. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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