Spyware

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Software that secretly gathers information about a person or organization.
  • n. Any malicious software that is designed to take partial or full control of a computer's operation without the knowledge of its user.
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  • n. programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user.
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  • n. computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    software system    computer software    software    software package    package   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    eyewear   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    malware    Trojan    earthlink    adware    Spam   
     
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