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cyberespionage

cyberespionage noun: espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.

Noun

cyberespionage (uncountable)

  1. Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.
    • Major cyberpowers have engaged in cyberespionage on each other, and committed acts of disruption of information operations or degrading of stored information.2014, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, page 45
    Synonyms:
    cyberspying

Synonyms of cyberespionage

Origin of cyberespionage

From cyber- + espionage.

Questions about cyberespionage

What does cyberespionage mean?
Cyberespionage means espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.
What part of speech is cyberespionage?
Cyberespionage is a noun.

Words near cyberespionage in the dictionary

  1. cyberequivalent
  2. cyberequivalents
  3. cybererotic
  4. cybererotica
  5. cyberese
  6. cyberespionage
  7. cyberethical
  8. cyberethics
  9. cyberethnographer
  10. cyberethnographers
  11. cyberethnographic

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