tofu

noun
/ˈtoʊfu/US/ˈtəʊfuː/UK/t̪o.fu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu.

  1. derived from 豆腐

Definitions

  1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

    • First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.
  2. A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed…

    A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪)

  3. Initialism of trust on first use, a type of network software security model where a…

    Initialism of trust on first use, a type of network software security model where a client requests an identification code from a remote host when establishing the first connection.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Initialism of top of funnel.

      • To move prospects through a marketing funnel, you need to provide content designed to satisfy their needs at each of the three stages: » Content at the top of the funnel (TOFU) that facilitates awareness

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tofu. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at tofu. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at tofu

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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