"cyberwarfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From cyber- + warfare. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|warfare}} cyber- + warfare Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cyberwarfare (uncountable)
  1. Warfare taking place on the Internet, as by disrupting critical online services. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Internet, Military Synonyms: cyberwar Related terms: cyberattack, cyberdefense, cyberextortion, cyberpower, cybersafety, cybersecurity, cyberspace Translations (warfare taking place on the Internet): կիբեռպատերազմ (kibeṙpaterazm) (Armenian), kibermüharibə (Azerbaijani), кібервайна́ (kibjervajná) [feminine] (Belarusian), кибервойна́ (kibervojná) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 網絡戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 网络战 (wǎngluòzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), cyberoorlog [masculine] (Dutch), kybersodankäynti (Finnish), guerre informatique [feminine] (French), cyberguerre [feminine] (French), კიბერომი (ḳiberomi) (Georgian), Cyberkrieg [masculine] (German), κυβερνοπόλεμος (kyvernopólemos) [masculine] (Greek), सायबर युद्ध (sāybar yuddh) [masculine] (Hindi), サイバー戦争 (saibā sensō) (alt: サイバーせんそう) (Japanese), киберсоғыс (kibersoğys) (Kazakh), 사이버 전쟁 (saibeo jeonjaeng) (Korean), kiberkarš [masculine] (Latvian), kiberkaras [masculine] (Lithuanian), киберво́јна (kibervójna) [feminine] (Macedonian), جنگ سایبری (jang-e sâyberi) (Persian), guerra cibernética [feminine] (Portuguese), ciberguerra [feminine] (Portuguese), кибервойна́ (kibervojná) [feminine] (Russian), guerra informática [feminine] (Spanish), ciberguerra [feminine] (Spanish), siber savaş (Turkish), кібервійна́ (kibervijná) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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      "word": "guerra cibernética"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciberguerra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kibervojná",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кибервойна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "guerra informática"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciberguerra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "word": "siber savaş"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kibervijná",
      "sense": "warfare taking place on the Internet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кібервійна́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cyberwarfare"
}

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