SPYWARE

spyware

(noun) computer software that obtains information from a user’s computer without the user’s knowledge or consent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spyware (uncountable)

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

Anagrams

• yawpers

Source: Wiktionary



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