"drive-by download" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drive-by downloads [plural]
Etymology: From the notion of a drive by shooting. Etymology templates: {{m|en|drive by shooting}} drive by shooting Head templates: {{en-noun}} drive-by download (plural drive-by downloads)
  1. (computer security, Internet) A download triggered by scripts etc. on a website, without prompting the user, usually for malicious purposes. Wikipedia link: drive-by download Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Computer security, Internet
    Sense id: en-drive-by_download-en-noun-1Ya5m2Iv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for drive-by download meaning in English (1.6kB)

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