"cyber-attack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyber-attacks [plural]
Etymology: From cyber- + attack. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cyber-|attack}} cyber- + attack Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cyber-attack}} cyber-attack (plural cyber-attacks)
  1. Alternative form of cyberattack Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cyberattack
    Sense id: en-cyber-attack-en-noun-UhRvpGCm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyber-

Inflected forms

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