spyware
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spyware
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- Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. 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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noun program
| Español | software espía, programa espía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스파이웨어 seupaiweeo |
| 日本語 | スパイウェア supaiwea |
| 中文 | 間諜軟件 /间谍软件 jiàndié ruǎnjiàn, 間諜軟體 /间谍软体 jiàndié ruǎntǐ |
| Português | spyware |
| Français | logiciel espion, espiogiciel |
| Deutsch | Spyware, Spionagesoftware |
| Italiano | spyware |
| Română | program spion |
| Русский | шпио́нское ПО špiónskoje PO, шпио́нское програ́ммное обеспече́ние špiónskoje prográmmnoje obespečénije |
| Tiếng Việt | phần mềm gián điệp |
| العربية | بَرَامِج تَجَسُّس barāmij tajassus |
| עברית | רוגלה |
Talk about this word "spyware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spyware. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spyware. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spyware "spyware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spyware.
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@misc{spyware_2026,
title = {spyware},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spyware},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}