Dictionary

botnet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɒtnɛt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas Proto-Slavic *orbъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *orbiti Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *orbota Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robotclip. English bot Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English botnet From bot + net.

Meanings

1. (Internet, qualifier:computer security) A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
   • Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers). 2010 November 20, “Long life spam”, in The Economist:
2. (qualifier:4chan slang) spyware
   • Google Chrome is botnet, use Firefox instead

Forms

Relateds

botherder

Translations (6)

fr botnet (collection of compromised computers) · mr बॉटनेट (collection of compromised computers) · fi bottiverkko (collection of compromised computers) · de Botnet (collection of compromised computers) · ro botnet (collection of compromised computers) · pt botnet (collection of compromised computers)