creepware
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.
Etymology
Affix from English creep (be creepy, make uncomfortable).
Origin
English
creep
Gloss
be creepy, make uncomfortable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurocreep English
- becreep English
- creep English
- creepage English
- creepazoid English
- creepdar English
- creeper English
- creepest English
- creepeth English
- creepfest English
- creephole English
- creepify English
- creeping English
- creepmeter English
- creepmouse English
- creepo English
- creepoid English
- creepshot English
- creepsome English
- creeptacular English
- creeptastic English
- creepy English
- cripple English
- increep English
- outcreep English
- undercreep English
- crepen Middle English