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keycatcher

keycatcher noun: synonym of key logger.

Noun

keycatcher (plural keycatchers)

  1. (rare) Synonym of key logger
    • Does anyone know of any web based or downloadable or floppy file sized, virus checker that can scan a local computer for viruses AND (more importantly) keycatchers?2002 August 16, Tom Wilson, “Disabling keycatching apps on cafe machines”, in alt.cybercafes (Usenet)
    • I've been using PGPv8 for a while with a DH/DSS key-pair. I've recently got hold of an Aladdin eToken, which integrates with PGP and allows me to generate a RSA key-pair on the token itself. I like the idea of offloading the private key as it effectively gets round the issue of a keycatcher...2004 June 27, Can2002, “PGP with eToken”, in comp.security.pgp.discuss (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    key logger

Examples of keycatcher in a sentence

  • It is even possible that the police might break in while he isn't home and install a hardware keycatcher or a camera that looks at his monitor.2007 August 1, Guy Macon, “Re: How to best handle forgeries?”, in alt.os.linux.slackware (Usenet):
  • A fairly simple USB keycatcher - easy to install when a user isn't looking - can record or transmit via wireless everything the user types.2021, Mike Meyers, Scott Jernigan, Mike Meyers' CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide, Third Edition (Exam SY0-601), page 80:

Synonyms of keycatcher

Forms of keycatcher

pluralkeycatchers
alternative formkey catcher

Origin of keycatcher

From key + catcher.

Questions about keycatcher

What does keycatcher mean?
Keycatcher means synonym of key logger.
How do you use keycatcher in a sentence?
It is even possible that the police might break in while he isn't home and install a hardware keycatcher or a camera that looks at his monitor.
What part of speech is keycatcher?
Keycatcher is a noun.
What is the plural of keycatcher?
The plural of keycatcher is keycatchers.

Words near keycatcher in the dictionary

  1. keycaps
  2. keycard
  3. keycard lock
  4. keycard locks
  5. keycards
  6. keycatcher
  7. keycatchers
  8. keychain
  9. keychains
  10. keyclick
  11. keyclicks

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