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typosquat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from typosquatting.

Meanings

  1. (uncommon) Such a domain name.
    • Trademark owners are registering IDN versions of their marks as domains, but there are many more typosquats made possible in these alternative scripts. 2008, Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law, Practising Law Institute, page 138:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
typosquats Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

de Tippfehlerdomain (typo-based domain name)

typosquat en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from typosquatting.

Meanings

  1. To register a domain name likely to be mistyped by users.
    • Presumably it would be difficult to typosquat on a personalized Facebook username, provided that Facebook is vigilant about responding to complaints by trademark holders under its current online procedure. 2008, Jacqueline D. Lipton, Internet Domain Names, Trademarks and Free Speech, page 263:

Forms

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typosquatting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
typosquatted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
typosquatted Tense=Past lexicographic
typosquats Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic