spyware

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From spy +‎ -ware.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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 []

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English spyware.

Noun[edit]

spyware m inan

  1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
    Synonyms: špionážní software; (rare) špehovací software

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

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Noun[edit]

spyware m (plural spywares)

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

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Slovak[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English spyware.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

spyware m inan

  1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
    Synonyms: špehovací softvér, špionážny softvér

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

spyware m (plural spywares)

  1. spyware
    Synonyms: software espía, programa espía

Usage notes[edit]

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.