"scamware" meaning in All languages combined

See scamware on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskæm.weə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Etymology: From scam + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|scam|-ware|id2=software}} scam + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} scamware (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Software that fraudulently fails to do what it is claimed to do. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing

Download JSON data for scamware meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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