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cybercheating

cybercheating noun: using the Internet to cheat (violate rules to gain advantage); especially cyberplagiarism.

Noun

cybercheating (uncountable)

  1. Using the Internet to cheat (violate rules to gain advantage); especially cyberplagiarism.
    • The solution to cybercheating is not an easy one, because the technology is changing more quickly than most educators can change their testing practices.2008, Charles J Russo, Encyclopedia of Education Law
  2. Using the Internet to cheat (be unfaithful).
    • Kind of like when you offer to let your boyfriend check your emails to prove you're not cybercheating on him.2006, Lauren Barnholdt, Reality Chick

Origin of cybercheating

From cyber- + cheating.

Questions about cybercheating

What does cybercheating mean?
Cybercheating means using the Internet to cheat (violate rules to gain advantage); especially cyberplagiarism.
What part of speech is cybercheating?
Cybercheating is a noun.

Words near cybercheating in the dictionary

  1. cyberchat
  2. cyberchats
  3. cyberchatter
  4. cyberchatters
  5. cybercheat
  6. cybercheating
  7. cybercheats
  8. cyberchondria
  9. cyberchondriac
  10. cyberchondriacs
  11. cyberchorus

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