Multiple choice general knowledge

This word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and barely human. It was used by David Filo and Jerry Yang for the company they founded in 1995 in Santa Clara. Which is that word we are talking about?

  1. Symantec

  2. Yahoo

  3. McAfee

  4. Adobe
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Explanation

Yahoo's name comes from Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels', where Yahoo represents a race of brutish, disgusting creatures. Founders David Filo and Jerry Yang chose this name when they founded Yahoo in 1995. The name stood for 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle' as a backronym.

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