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riskware

riskware noun: software that may pose a risk to a computer on which it is installed.

Noun

riskware (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Software that may pose a risk to a computer on which it is installed.

Origin of riskware

From risk + -ware.

Questions about riskware

What does riskware mean?
Riskware means software that may pose a risk to a computer on which it is installed.
What part of speech is riskware?
Riskware is a noun.

Words near riskware in the dictionary

  1. risks one's neck
  2. risksome
  3. risktaker
  4. risktakers
  5. risktaking
  6. riskware
  7. risky
  8. Risley
  9. Risleys
  10. Risner
  11. Risners

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