Plagiarism in natural and programming languages: an overview of current tools and technologies
Paul David Clough · 2000
This report discusses in detail methods of plagiarism and its detection in both natural and programming languages. The increase of material now available in electronic form and improved access to this via the Internet is allowing, with greater ease than ever before, plagiarism that is either intentional or unintentional. Due to increased availability of On-line material, people checking for plagiarism are finding the task increasingly harder. Techniques for detecting both plagiarism in natural and programming languages are discussed in this report to provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to this area. Also provided are examples of common techniques used in natural language plagiarism.