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cryptominer

cryptominer noun: a computer program that performs cryptomining, especially one installed as malware.

Noun

cryptominer (plural cryptominers)

  1. A computer program that performs cryptomining, especially one installed as malware.

Forms of cryptominer

pluralcryptominers

Origin of cryptominer

From crypto- + miner.

Questions about cryptominer

What does cryptominer mean?
Cryptominer means a computer program that performs cryptomining, especially one installed as malware.
What part of speech is cryptominer?
Cryptominer is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptominer?
The plural of cryptominer is cryptominers.

Words near cryptominer in the dictionary

  1. cryptomeria
  2. cryptomerias
  3. cryptomerin
  4. cryptomillionaire
  5. cryptomillionaires
  6. cryptominer
  7. cryptominers
  8. cryptomining
  9. cryptomnesia
  10. cryptomnesias
  11. cryptomnesic

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