crimeware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English crime Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English crimeware From crime + -ware.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.
Technical subterfuge schemes plant crimeware onto PCs to steal credentials […]
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