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rootkits

rootkits is the plural of rootkit.

rootkits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rootkit.

Meaning of rootkit

Noun

rootkit (plural rootkits)

  1. (computer security) A set of software tools used by a third party to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and control the system while concealing itself from the user.

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Questions about rootkits

What is rootkits the plural of?
Rootkits is the plural of rootkit.

Words near rootkits in the dictionary

  1. rooting tooting
  2. rooting up
  3. rooting-tooting
  4. rootings
  5. rootkit
  6. rootkits
  7. rootkitted
  8. rootkitting
  9. rootle
  10. rootled
  11. rootles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rootkits (page history and authors); rootkit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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