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cryptojack

verb

Etymology

From crypto- + hijack.

  1. derived from jaque
  2. derived from jacke
  3. inherited from jakke
  4. suffixed as jacker — “jack + er”
  5. compounded as hijack — “highway + jacker”
  6. formed as cryptojack — “crypto- + hijack”

Definitions

  1. To make unauthorized use of an individual's electronic device to mine for cryptocurrency.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA