English

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Etymology

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From spy +‎ -ware.

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Noun

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spyware (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]
    • 2017 December, 5:24 from the start, in Interview with hacktivist Jaromil[1], ArtEZ studium generale:
      In the end of the 90s we call[sic] this software spyware, there was a term for it, and now we don't use this term anymore because most of the software that we use is spyware []
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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English spyware.

Noun

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spyware m inan

  1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
    Synonyms: špionážní software; (rare) špehovací software

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

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spyware m (plural spywares)

  1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

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spyware m inan

  1. (computing) spyware (malicious program that monitors and reports activity)
    Synonyms: špehovací softvér, špionážny softvér

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English spyware.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspaiweɾ/ [ˈspai̯.weɾ], /esˈpaiweɾ/ [esˈpai̯.weɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aiweɾ

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spyware m (plural spywares)

  1. spyware
    Synonyms: software espía, programa espía

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.