"cyberespionage" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From cyber- + espionage. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|espionage}} cyber- + espionage Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cyberespionage (uncountable)
  1. Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage Synonyms: cyberspying Translations (espionage carried out by means of the Internet): 網絡間諜 /网络间谍 (wǎngluò jiàndié) (Chinese Mandarin), verkkovakoilu (Finnish), cyberespionnage [masculine] (French), кибершпиона́ж (kiberšpionáž) [masculine] (Russian)
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