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creepware

creepware noun: software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.

Noun

creepware (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.

Synonyms of creepware

Origin of creepware

From creep + -ware.

Questions about creepware

What does creepware mean?
Creepware means software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.
What part of speech is creepware?
Creepware is a noun.

Words near creepware in the dictionary

  1. creepshotters
  2. creepshotting
  3. creepsome
  4. creeptacular
  5. creeptastic
  6. creepware
  7. creepy
  8. creepy crawler
  9. creepy crawlers
  10. creepy crawlies
  11. creepy crawly

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