spyware

/spˈaɪwɛɹ/

spyware

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Definition

Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user.

Etymology

From spy + -ware.

Example Sentences

  • "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 […]"
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