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pirateware

noun

Etymology

From pirate + -ware.

  1. derived from πειρατής
  2. derived from pīrāta — “pirate”
  3. derived from pirate
  4. inherited from pirate
  5. suffixed as pirateware — “pirate + -ware”

Definitions

  1. Pirated software.

    • Viruses may creep into your system if you download files from a bulletin board or communications service or if you install freeware, shareware, pirateware, or some other type of alternative software.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pirateware. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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