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Users were invited to reveal their first pet name, as well as the first street on which they lived. These names are usually employed as backup/security questions.
通常，用户被建议以自己第一只宠物的名字或居住过的第一条街道的名称作为密码安全问题。
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The researchers asked 222 volunteers who were involved in a romantic relationship to supply the partner's first name and two other words related to the partner, such as a pet name.
研究人员征集了222名处于恋爱中的志愿者，询问他们伴侣的名以及相关的另外两个单词，比如宠物名。
Rogge and his colleagues devised a test in which volunteers supplied their partner's first name and two other words that related to the person -- like a pet name or distinct characteristic.
Rogge和他的同事们设计的测试中，志愿者提供他们伴侣的第一个名字，还有两个和这个人相关的词语，比如宠物的名字或者明确的特征。

He calls each an innocuous pet name, lest he accidentally type the wrong message into the wrong chat window.
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A pet name is a special name that you use for a close friend or a member of your family instead of using their real name.