spyware

English

Etymology

From spy + -ware.

Noun

spyware (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]
    • 2017 December, Interview with hacktivist Jaromil, ArtEZ studium generale, 5:24 from the start:
      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

Etymology

Borrowed from English spyware.

Noun

spyware m

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

Declension

Synonyms

  • špionážní software
  • špehovací software (rare)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

Pronunciation

Noun

spyware m (plural spywares)

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

Derived terms


Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English spyware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspajvɛːr/

Noun

spyware m

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

Synonyms

  • špehovací softvér
  • špionážny softvér

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

spyware m (plural spywares)

  1. spyware
    Synonyms: software espía, programa espía

Usage notes

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.

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