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cyberthreat

cyberthreat noun: a threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

Noun

cyberthreat (plural cyberthreats)

  1. A threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.
    • But he said that the group’s work proved that government and private industry could cooperate to counter cyberthreats.2009 August 27, John Markoff, “Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks”, in New York Times

Antonyms of cyberthreat

Forms of cyberthreat

pluralcyberthreats

Origin of cyberthreat

From cyber- + threat.

Questions about cyberthreat

What does cyberthreat mean?
Cyberthreat means a threat posed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.
What part of speech is cyberthreat?
Cyberthreat is a noun.
What is the plural of cyberthreat?
The plural of cyberthreat is cyberthreats.

Words near cyberthreat in the dictionary

  1. cybertherapist
  2. cybertherapists
  3. cybertherapy
  4. cyberthief
  5. cyberthieves
  6. cyberthreat
  7. cyberthreats
  8. cyberthriller
  9. cyberthrillers
  10. cyberthug
  11. cyberthugs

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