key logger

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key logger

noun key loggers · keylogger

Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, often for the purpose of stealing passwords or other sensitive data.
Similar: keycatcher

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noun software or hardware designed to record keystrokes

Português	keylogger
Français	keylogger, enregistreur de frappe, espion de clavier, capteur clavier
Ελληνικά	καταγραφέας πληκτρολόγησης katagraféas pliktrológisis
Русский	кейлоггер kejlogger, клавиатурный шпион klaviaturnyj špion

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@misc{key_logger_2026,
  title = {key logger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/key%20logger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}