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bluebugging

bluebugging noun: the practice of secretly installing a back door on a mobile phone and then remotely monitoring conversations by means of Bluetooth technology.

Noun

bluebugging (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) The practice of secretly installing a back door on a mobile phone and then remotely monitoring conversations by means of Bluetooth technology.

Origin of bluebugging

Blend of Bluetooth + bugging.

Questions about bluebugging

What does bluebugging mean?
Bluebugging means the practice of secretly installing a back door on a mobile phone and then remotely monitoring conversations by means of Bluetooth technology.
What part of speech is bluebugging?
Bluebugging is a noun.

Words near bluebugging in the dictionary

  1. bluebreast darter
  2. bluebreasts
  3. bluebs
  4. bluebuck
  5. bluebucks
  6. bluebugging
  7. bluebunch
  8. bluebunches
  9. bluecap
  10. bluecaps
  11. bluecheck

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