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cyberweapon

cyberweapon noun: computer hardware or software used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.

Noun

cyberweapon (plural cyberweapons)

  1. Computer hardware or software used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.
    • Complex viruses that cripple communication networks and wartime operations are another cyberweapon.2000, Kevin Bowyer, Ethics and computing: living responsibly in a computerized world
    • There are also indications that worms evolving into a kind of cyberweapon. In a recent series of attacks between US and Chinese hackers, a worm was used.2001, Tim Crothers, Internet lockdown

Forms of cyberweapon

pluralcyberweapons

Origin of cyberweapon

From cyber- + weapon.

Questions about cyberweapon

What does cyberweapon mean?
Cyberweapon means computer hardware or software used as a weapon in cyberwarfare.
What part of speech is cyberweapon?
Cyberweapon is a noun.
What is the plural of cyberweapon?
The plural of cyberweapon is cyberweapons.

Words near cyberweapon in the dictionary

  1. cyberware
  2. cyberwarfare
  3. cyberwarrior
  4. cyberwarriors
  5. cyberwars
  6. cyberweapon
  7. cyberweaponry
  8. cyberweapons
  9. cyberwear
  10. cyberwedding
  11. cyberweddings

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