spyware

[ spahy-wair ]

/ ˈspaɪˌwɛər /

noun

Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.

tools that are used to conduct espionage: sophisticated spyware that rivals that of the CIA.

Origin of spyware

First recorded in 1980–85; spy + -ware

Words nearby spyware

spyhop, spymaster, spy on, spy out, Spyri, spyware, Spy Wednesday, sq., SQA, sq. cm, sqd.

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Example sentences from the Web for spyware

But a bit of spyware injected into the activist movement may have been sent to do the trick.
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters|Jacob Siegel|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They found that all the information captured by the spyware was sent to a remote server in Korea.
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters|Jacob Siegel|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What they found was a piece of spyware siphoning data and creating audio files of voice calls.
A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters|Jacob Siegel|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At first, Stuxnet was thought to be spyware; its goal, industrial espionage.
Cyber-Terror: The New Nukes?|Trevor Butterworth|September 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for spyware

spyware

/ (ˈspaɪˌwɛə) /

noun

computing software installed via the internet on a computer without the user's knowledge and used to send information about the user to another computer

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单词	spyware
释义	spyware [ spahy-wair ] / ˈspaɪˌwɛər / noun Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities. tools that are used to conduct espionage: sophisticated spyware that rivals that of the CIA. Origin of spyware First recorded in 1980–85; spy + -ware Words nearby spyware spyhop, spymaster, spy on, spy out, Spyri, spyware, Spy Wednesday, sq., SQA, sq. cm, sqd. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spyware But a bit of spyware injected into the activist movement may have been sent to do the trick. A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters\|Jacob Siegel\|October 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They found that all the information captured by the spyware was sent to a remote server in Korea. A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters\|Jacob Siegel\|October 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST What they found was a piece of spyware siphoning data and creating audio files of voice calls. A Double Agent App Targets Hong Kong’s Protesters\|Jacob Siegel\|October 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At first, Stuxnet was thought to be spyware; its goal, industrial espionage. Cyber-Terror: The New Nukes?\|Trevor Butterworth\|September 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for spyware spyware / (ˈspaɪˌwɛə) / noun computing software installed via the internet on a computer without the user's knowledge and used to send information about the user to another computer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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