cyberwarfare en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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- English warfare English cyberwarfare From cyber- + warfare.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Warfare taking place on the Internet, as by disrupting critical online services.
Many [computer attacks of Chinese origin] are believed to be linked to cyberwarfare units of the People's Liberation Army acting on behalf of state-owned, or state-affiliated, Chinese companies.
2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times:The geth models collectively dubbed "hoppers" by Alliance forces are electronic warfare platforms. They can project electromagnetic radiation across a broad spectrum as an offensive weapon. They can also perform cyber warfare attacks against the onboard computers of body armor hardsuits and weapons, adversely affecting their performance.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth: Hoppers Codex entry:
Relateds
cyberextortion · cyberdefense · cyberattack · cybersafety · cyberpower · cybersecurity · cyberspace
Synonyms
Translations (27)
uk кібервійна́ (warfare taking place on the Internet) · ko 사이버 전쟁 (warfare taking place on the Internet) · lv kiberkarš (warfare taking place on the Internet) · lt kiberkaras (warfare taking place on the Internet) · pt ciberguerra (warfare taking place on the Internet) · mk киберво́јна (warfare taking place on the Internet) · fi kybersodankäynti (warfare taking place on the Internet) · ja サイバー戦争 (warfare taking place on the Internet) · be кібервайна́ (warfare taking place on the Internet) · pt guerra cibernética (warfare taking place on the Internet) · bg кибервойна́ (warfare taking place on the Internet) · fr cyberguerre (warfare taking place on the Internet) · cmn 網絡戰 /网络战 (warfare taking place on the Internet) · hy կիբեռպատերազմ (warfare taking place on the Internet) · nl cyberoorlog (warfare taking place on the Internet) · hi सायबर युद्ध (warfare taking place on the Internet) · es guerra informática (warfare taking place on the Internet) · fa جنگ سایبری (warfare taking place on the Internet) · de Cyberkrieg (warfare taking place on the Internet) · ru кибервойна́ (warfare taking place on the Internet) · az kibermüharibə (warfare taking place on the Internet) · kk киберсоғыс (warfare taking place on the Internet) · ka კიბერომი (warfare taking place on the Internet) · tr siber savaş (warfare taking place on the Internet) · es ciberguerra (warfare taking place on the Internet) · el κυβερνοπόλεμος (warfare taking place on the Internet) · fr guerre informatique (warfare taking place on the Internet)