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botnets

botnets is the plural of botnet.

Meaning of botnet

Noun

botnet (plural botnets)

  1. (Internet, computer security) A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
    • Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).2010 November 20, “Long life spam”, in The Economist
  2. (4chan slang) spyware
    • Google Chrome is botnet, use Firefox instead

Questions about botnets

What is botnets the plural of?
Botnets is the plural of botnet.

Words near botnets in the dictionary

  1. botlike
  2. Botlikh
  3. botmaster
  4. botmasters
  5. botnet
  6. botnets
  7. boto
  8. Botobolar
  9. Botocan
  10. Botocudo
  11. Botocudos

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