botnet
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
Definition of botnet
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Internet)A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
“Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).”
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noun
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(Internet)A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
“Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).”
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spyware
“Google Chrome is botnet, use Firefox instead”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas Proto-Slavic *orbъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *orbiti Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *orbota…
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos Proto-Balto-Slavic *árbas Proto-Slavic *orbъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *orbiti Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *orbota Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot English bot Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net English botnet From bot + net.
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