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cryptojacking

cryptojacking noun: a type of cybercrime involving the unauthorized use of an individual's electronic device by cybercriminals to mine for cryptocurrency. Also the present participle and gerund of cryptojack.

Noun

cryptojacking (usually uncountable, plural cryptojackings)

  1. (usually) A type of cybercrime involving the unauthorized use of an individual's electronic device by cybercriminals to mine for cryptocurrency.

Also used as

cryptojacking is also the present participle and gerund of cryptojack.

Forms of cryptojacking

pluralcryptojackings

Origin of cryptojacking

From crypto- + jacking.

Questions about cryptojacking

What does cryptojacking mean?
Cryptojacking means a type of cybercrime involving the unauthorized use of an individual's electronic device by cybercriminals to mine for cryptocurrency.
What part of speech is cryptojacking?
Cryptojacking is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptojacking?
The plural of cryptojacking is cryptojackings.

Words near cryptojacking in the dictionary

  1. cryptographs
  2. cryptography
  3. cryptohalite
  4. cryptojack
  5. cryptojacked
  6. cryptojacking
  7. cryptojackings
  8. cryptojacks
  9. cryptokarst
  10. cryptokarstic
  11. cryptokarsts

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