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cyberwar, n.
Brit. |ˈsʌɪbəˌwɔː|, U.S. |ˈsaɪbərˌwɔ(ə)r|
[‹ cyber- comb. form + war n.1]
An instance or period of cyberwarfare. Cf. information war n. at information n. Additions.
1992Chicago Sun-Times 30 Aug. 14/1 (heading) Cyberwar debate: a new generation of ‘brilliant weapons’ has sparked a debate between scientists and the military about who should wage war, man or machine. 1997GQ Sept. 164 Industrial espionage becomes interesting when it merges into Class 3 infowar, or cyber-war between states, where one object of the exercise is to destroy another country's infrastructure. 2005J. R. Vacca Computer Forensics (ed. 2) xv. 441 Palestinian supporters use a combination of hacking tools and viruses to gain what appears to be the upper hand in the Middle East's ongoing cyberwar. |