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cyberterrorism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreur French terreur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French terrorisme English terrorism English cyberterrorism From cyber- + terrorism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The deliberate, large-scale disruption of networks of computers, especially of computers attached to the Internet, by means of viruses etc.
   • Youths from California, Michigan and Israel were also found to have discussed cyberterrorism in some chat rooms and are suspected of trying to inject a malicious computer code into the Web servers that form the communications backbone of the Internet, Mr. McLaughlin said. 2001 January 15, Victoria Shannon, quoting Matt McLaughlin, “Internet Conspiracy”, in International Herald Tribune, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

cyberextortion · cyberdefense · cyberwar · cyberattack · cyberwarfare · cybersafety · cyberpower · cybersecurity · cyberspace

Translations (9)

nl cyberterrorisme (terrorism on the Internet) · es ciberterrorismo (terrorism on the Internet) · cs kyberterorismus (terrorism on the Internet) · fi kyberterrorismi (terrorism on the Internet) · kk киберлаңкестік (terrorism on the Internet) · fr cyberterrorisme (terrorism on the Internet) · pt ciberterrorismo (terrorism on the Internet) · ka კიბერტერორიზმი (terrorism on the Internet) · kk кибертерроризм (terrorism on the Internet)