English Online Dictionary. What means spyware? What does spyware mean?
English
Etymology
From spy + -ware.
Pronunciation
Noun
spyware (uncountable)
- (Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- spyware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- yawpers
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English spyware.
Noun
spyware m inan
- (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
- Synonyms: špionážní software; (rare) špehovací software
Declension
Further reading
- spyware on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.
Pronunciation
Noun
spyware m (plural spywares)
- (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
Derived terms
- antispyware
Slovak
Alternative forms
- spajvér
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈspajveːr]
- Rhymes: -ajveːr
Noun
spyware m inan
- (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
- Synonyms: špehovací softvér, špionážny softvér
References
- “spyware”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspaiweɾ/ [ˈspai̯.weɾ], /esˈpaiweɾ/ [esˈpai̯.weɾ]
- Rhymes: -aiweɾ
Noun
spyware m (plural spywares)
- spyware
- Synonyms: software espía, programa espía
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.