Which one of the following is not used for checking plagiarism?

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UGC NET Paper 1: Held on 20th Oct 2022 Shift 2
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  1. Turnitin
  2. Latex
  3. iThenticate
  4. Urkund

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Option 2 : Latex
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Plagiarism is the act of using another person's words or ideas without properly citing them.

Key Points

  • Plagiarism in academic writing refers to the use of ideas, phrases, or data from a source without properly attributing it.
  • Plagiarism is the false depiction of another person's words, ideas, or expressions as one's own unique work. 
  • It may be penalized in court for discrimination brought about by copyright infringement, violations of moral rights, or torts, just like counterfeiting.
  • Some of the tools used for checking plagiarism such as Turnitin, Urkund, ithenticate, Dupli Checker and Grammarly etc. 

Thus, Latex is not used for checking plagiarism. 

Additional Information

  • Turnitin: It is a plagiarism detection tool that has access to the majority of content databases and makes use of the industry-leading plagiarism detection technology
  • iThenticate: Its tool can be used to check papers and proposals before submission by faculty and graduate students. S&T academics, employees, and graduate students get free access 
  • Urkund: It is an Indigenous plagiarism tool developed by the Ministry of Education for all Universities and Institutes and managed by INFLIBNET. 
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