SPYWARE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("spyware" is a kind of...):

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)

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