"botnet" meaning in English

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          "name": "Computer security",
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          "ref": "2010 November 20, “Long life spam”, in The Economist:",
          "text": "Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).",
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        "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."
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          "computer security"
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          "unleash",
          "unleash"
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        [
          "DDOS",
          "DDOS"
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          "spam",
          "spam"
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        "(Internet, computer security) 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."
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        {
          "word": "botherder"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
          "word": "bottiverkko"
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          "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "Botnet"
        },
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bŏṭneṭ",
          "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "बॉटनेट"
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          "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
      "word": "bottiverkko"
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      "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
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      "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "Botnet"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
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      "sense": "collection of compromised computers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "बॉटनेट"
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      "word": "botnet"
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