spyware

From spy +‎ -ware.

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spyware (uncountable)

1. (Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]
   • 2017 December, 5:24 from the start, in Interview with hacktivist Jaromil‎^[1], ArtEZ studium generale:

     In the end of the 90s we call^[sic] this software spyware, there was a term for it, and now we don't use this term anymore because most of the software that we use is spyware […]

• spyware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Borrowed from English spyware.

spyware m inan

1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)

   Synonyms: špionážní software; (rare) špehovací software

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

spyware m (plural spywares)

1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)

• antispyware

• spajvér

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

• IPA^(key): [ˈspajveːr]
• Rhymes: -ajveːr

spyware m inan

1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)

   Synonyms: špehovací softvér, špionážny softvér

• “spyware”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaiweɾ/ [ˈspai̯.weɾ], /esˈpaiweɾ/ [esˈpai̯.weɾ]
• Rhymes: -aiweɾ

spyware m (plural spywares)

1. spyware

   Synonyms: software espía, programa espía

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