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typosquatter

typosquatter noun: a person who engages in typosquatting.

Noun

typosquatter (plural typosquatters)

  1. (Internet) A person who engages in typosquatting.
    • However, little has been written about an interesting and growing subspecies of cybersquatter: the typosquatter. Instead of registering domain names containing the trademarks of others, these folks take a lower-risk course of action. They look around and see which Web sites get the heaviest...1998 September 11, Robert C. Cumbow, “Day of the Typosquatters”, in The Internet Advertising/Marketing Law Report, archived from the original on 03 Dec 1998
    • The decline in traditional, direct cybersquatting was accompanied by a rise in a form of indirect cybersquatting known as typosquatting. A typosquatter attempts to cash in on the traffic generated by high-volume Web sites.2014, Aaron Schwabach, Internet and the Law: Technology, Society, and Compromises, 2nd edition, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 59

Forms of typosquatter

pluraltyposquatters

Questions about typosquatter

What does typosquatter mean?
Typosquatter means a person who engages in typosquatting.
What part of speech is typosquatter?
Typosquatter is a noun.
What is the plural of typosquatter?
The plural of typosquatter is typosquatters.

Words near typosquatter in the dictionary

  1. typoscripts
  2. typosphere
  3. typosquat
  4. typosquats
  5. typosquatted
  6. typosquatter
  7. typosquatters
  8. typosquatting
  9. typostrophism
  10. typotelegraph
  11. typotelegraphs

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