"creepware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-creepware.wav
Etymology: From creep + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|creep|-ware|id2=software}} creep + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} creepware (uncountable)
  1. (computing, informal) Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: spouseware, stalkerware
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