"malware" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæl.weə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-malware.wav [US] Forms: malwares [plural]
Etymology: Blend of malicious + software or from mal- + -ware. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|malicious|software}} Blend of malicious + software, {{confix|en|mal|ware|id2=software}} mal- + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} malware (usually uncountable, plural malwares)
  1. (computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computing, Malware Hypernyms: software Related terms: backdoor, exploit, URL injection, wabbit, -ware Translations (software developed to cause harm to a computer system): skadelike programmatuur (Afrikaans), ማልዌር (malwer) (Amharic), برنامج ضار (Arabic), վնասագիր (vnasagir) (Armenian), վնասակար ծրագրային ապահովում (vnasakar cragrayin apahovum) (Armenian), վնասարար ծրագրաշար (vnasarar cragrašar) (Armenian), ziyankar proqram (Azerbaijani), ziyanverici proqram (Azerbaijani), software kaltegarria (Basque), шкоднасная праграма (škódnasnaja prahrama) [feminine] (Belarusian), মালওয়্যার (malōẇyar) (Bengali), ক্ষতিকর সফটওয়্যার (khotikor śophoṭōẇyar) (Bengali), злонамерен софтуер (zlonameren softuer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 流氓軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 流氓软件 (liúmáng ruǎnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 惡意軟件 (Chinese Mandarin), 恶意软件 (èyì ruǎnjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), malware [masculine] (Czech), škodlivý software [masculine] (Czech), malware (Danish), skadelig software (Danish), malware [masculine] (Dutch), schadelijke software [masculine] (Dutch), fiprogramaro (Esperanto), pahavara (Estonian), ründevara (Estonian), haittaohjelma (Finnish), maliciel [masculine] (French), logiciel malveillant [masculine] (French), მავნე პროგრამა (mavne ṗrograma) (Georgian), საზიანო პროგრამა (saziano ṗrograma) (Georgian), Schadsoftware [feminine] (German), Malware [feminine] (German), Schadprogramm [neuter] (German), κακόβουλο λογισμικό (kakóvoulo logismikó) [neuter] (Greek), επιβλαβές λογισμικό (epivlavés logismikó) [neuter] (Greek), תוכנות מזיקות [feminine] (Hebrew), תוכנה זדונית [feminine] (Hebrew), मैलवेयर (mailveyar) (Hindi), दुर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ़्टवेयर (durbhāvnāpūrṇ sŏfṭaveyar) (Hindi), rosszindulatú szoftver (Hungarian), kártevő szoftver (Hungarian), kártékony szoftver (Hungarian), perangkat perusak (Indonesian), perangkat lunak berbahaya (Indonesian), perangkat lunak jahat (Indonesian), malware [masculine] (Italian), software dannoso [masculine] (Italian), マルウェア (maruwea) (Japanese), 悪意のソフトウェア (akui no sofutowea) (Japanese), 不正ソフトウェア (fusei sofutowea) (Japanese), 有害なソフトウェア (yūgai na sofutowea) (Japanese), piranti pangrusak (Javanese), 맬웨어 (maerweeo) (Korean), 악성 소프트웨어 (akseong sopeuteuweeo) (Korean), ļaunprogrammatūra [feminine] (Latvian), ļaunatūra [feminine] (Latvian), kenkėjiška programa [feminine] (Lithuanian), злонамерен софтвер (zlonameren softver) [masculine] (Macedonian), штетен софтвер (šteten softver) [masculine] (Macedonian), perisian berniat jahat (Malay), perisian berbahaya (Malay), perisian hasad (Malay), pūmanawa kino (Maori), मालवेअर (mālvear) [masculine] (Marathi), दूर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ्टवेअर (dūrbhāvnāpūrṇa sŏphṭavear) (Marathi), मालवेयर (mālaveyar) (Nepali), skadelig programvare [feminine] (Norwegian), skadevare [feminine] (Norwegian), بدافزار (Persian), نرم افزار مخرب (Persian), szkodliwe oprogramowanie [neuter] (Polish), złośliwe oprogramowanie [neuter] (Polish), malware [masculine] (Portuguese), programa malicioso [masculine] (Portuguese), ਮਾਲਵੇਅਰ (mālveara) (Punjabi), ਦੁਰਭਾਵਨਾਪੂਰਣ ਸੌਫਟਵੇਅਰ (durbhāvanāpūraṇ sauphṭaveara) (Punjabi), malware [neuter] (Romanian), software rău intenționat [neuter] (Romanian), вредоно́сная програ́мма (vredonósnaja prográmma) [feminine] (Russian), зловре́дная програ́мма (zlovrédnaja prográmma) [feminine] (Russian), вредоно́с (vredonós) [masculine] (Russian), зловре́д (zlovréd) [masculine] (Russian), малвер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), штетни со̏фтве̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), злонамјерни со̏фтве̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), злонамерни со̏фтве̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), malver [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), štetni sȍftvēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zlonamjerni sȍftvēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zlonamerni sȍftvēr [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), malvér [masculine] (Slovak), škodlivý softvér [masculine] (Slovak), škodljivo programje [neuter] (Slovene), zlonamerno programje [neuter] (Slovene), malware [masculine] (Spanish), programa malicioso [masculine] (Spanish), skadlig programvara [common-gender] (Swedish), sabotageprogram [neuter] (Swedish), มัลแวร์ (mal-wɛɛ) (Thai), ซอฟต์แวร์ที่เป็นอันตราย (Thai), zararlı yazılım (Turkish), zyýanly programma (Turkmen), шкідлива програма (škidlyva prohrama) [feminine] (Ukrainian), zararli dastur (Uzbek), mã độc (Vietnamese), phần mềm độc hại (Vietnamese), phần mềm ác ý (Vietnamese), phần mềm ác tính (Vietnamese), phần mềm gây hại (Vietnamese), maleiswedd [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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        {
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          "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
          "word": "XML bomb"
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
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          "lang": "Amharic",
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          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
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          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "vnasagir",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "վնասագիր"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "vnasakar cragrayin apahovum",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "վնասակար ծրագրային ապահովում"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "vnasarar cragrašar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "վնասարար ծրագրաշար"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ziyankar proqram"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ziyanverici proqram"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "software kaltegarria"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "škódnasnaja prahrama",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "шкоднасная праграма"
        },
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "malōẇyar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "মালওয়্যার"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "khotikor śophoṭōẇyar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ক্ষতিকর সফটওয়্যার"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zlonameren softuer",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "злонамерен софтуер"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "流氓軟件"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "liúmáng ruǎnjiàn",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "流氓软件"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "惡意軟件"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "èyì ruǎnjiàn",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "恶意软件"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "malware"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "škodlivý software"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "skadelig software"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "schadelijke software"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "fiprogramaro"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "pahavara"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ründevara"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "haittaohjelma"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "maliciel"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "logiciel malveillant"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mavne ṗrograma",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "მავნე პროგრამა"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saziano ṗrograma",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "საზიანო პროგრამა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schadsoftware"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Schadprogramm"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kakóvoulo logismikó",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κακόβουλο λογισμικό"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epivlavés logismikó",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "επιβλαβές λογισμικό"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "תוכנות מזיקות"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "תוכנה זדונית"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mailveyar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "मैलवेयर"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "durbhāvnāpūrṇ sŏfṭaveyar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "दुर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ़्टवेयर"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "rosszindulatú szoftver"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "kártevő szoftver"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "kártékony szoftver"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perangkat perusak"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perangkat lunak berbahaya"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perangkat lunak jahat"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "software dannoso"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "maruwea",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "マルウェア"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "akui no sofutowea",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "悪意のソフトウェア"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusei sofutowea",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "不正ソフトウェア"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yūgai na sofutowea",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "有害なソフトウェア"
        },
        {
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "piranti pangrusak"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "maerweeo",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "맬웨어"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "akseong sopeuteuweeo",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "악성 소프트웨어"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ļaunprogrammatūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ļaunatūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kenkėjiška programa"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zlonameren softver",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "злонамерен софтвер"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "šteten softver",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "штетен софтвер"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perisian berniat jahat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perisian berbahaya"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "perisian hasad"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "pūmanawa kino"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "mālvear",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मालवेअर"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "dūrbhāvnāpūrṇa sŏphṭavear",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "दूर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ्टवेअर"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "mālaveyar",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "मालवेयर"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "skadelig programvare"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "skadevare"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "بدافزار"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "نرم افزار مخرب"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "szkodliwe oprogramowanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "złośliwe oprogramowanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "programa malicioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "mālveara",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ਮਾਲਵੇਅਰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "durbhāvanāpūraṇ sauphṭaveara",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ਦੁਰਭਾਵਨਾਪੂਰਣ ਸੌਫਟਵੇਅਰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "software rău intenționat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vredonósnaja prográmma",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вредоно́сная програ́мма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zlovrédnaja prográmma",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "зловре́дная програ́мма"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vredonós",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вредоно́с"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zlovréd",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зловре́д"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "малвер"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "штетни со̏фтве̄р"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "злонамјерни со̏фтве̄р"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "злонамерни со̏фтве̄р"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malver"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "štetni sȍftvēr"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zlonamjerni sȍftvēr"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zlonamerni sȍftvēr"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malvér"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "škodlivý softvér"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "škodljivo programje"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "zlonamerno programje"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malware"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "programa malicioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "skadlig programvara"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sabotageprogram"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mal-wɛɛ",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "มัลแวร์"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "ซอฟต์แวร์ที่เป็นอันตราย"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "zararlı yazılım"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "zyýanly programma"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "škidlyva prohrama",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "шкідлива програма"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "zararli dastur"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "mã độc"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "phần mềm độc hại"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "phần mềm ác ý"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "phần mềm ác tính"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "word": "phần mềm gây hại"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maleiswedd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæl.weə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-malware.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-malware.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-malware.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-malware.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vininn126-malware.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malware"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "am",
            "2": "ማልዌር"
          },
          "expansion": "Amharic: ማልዌር (malwer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Amharic: ማልዌር (malwer)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "মালওয়্যার"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: মালওয়্যার (malōẇyar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: মালওয়্যার (malōẇyar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "maliciel",
            "cal": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: maliciel (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: maliciel (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Malware",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Malware",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Malware"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "मैलवेयर",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: मैलवेयर m (mailveyar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: मैलवेयर m (mailveyar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "マルウェア",
            "tr": "maruwea"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: マルウェア (maruwea)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: マルウェア (maruwea)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "맬웨어"
          },
          "expansion": "Korean: 맬웨어 (maerweeo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Korean: 맬웨어 (maerweeo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "малвер",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "Macedonian: малвер m (malver)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Macedonian: малвер m (malver)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "malver",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian: malver m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian: malver m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "malvér",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovak: malvér m",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
      "word": "spyware"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
      "word": "stealware"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:malware",
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        "English terms suffixed with -ware (software)",
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        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Requests for gender in Danish entries",
        "Requests for gender in Hindi entries",
        "Requests for gender in Marathi entries",
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "skadelike programmatuur"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "malwer",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ማልዌር"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "برنامج ضار"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "vnasagir",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "վնասագիր"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "vnasakar cragrayin apahovum",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "վնասակար ծրագրային ապահովում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "vnasarar cragrašar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "վնասարար ծրագրաշար"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ziyankar proqram"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ziyanverici proqram"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "software kaltegarria"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "škódnasnaja prahrama",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шкоднасная праграма"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "malōẇyar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "মালওয়্যার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "khotikor śophoṭōẇyar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ক্ষতিকর সফটওয়্যার"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlonameren softuer",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злонамерен софтуер"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "流氓軟件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liúmáng ruǎnjiàn",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "流氓软件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "惡意軟件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "èyì ruǎnjiàn",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "恶意软件"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "škodlivý software"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "skadelig software"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "schadelijke software"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "fiprogramaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "pahavara"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ründevara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "haittaohjelma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maliciel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "logiciel malveillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mavne ṗrograma",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "მავნე პროგრამა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saziano ṗrograma",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "საზიანო პროგრამა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schadsoftware"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schadprogramm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kakóvoulo logismikó",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κακόβουλο λογισμικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epivlavés logismikó",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "επιβλαβές λογισμικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תוכנות מזיקות"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "תוכנה זדונית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mailveyar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "मैलवेयर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "durbhāvnāpūrṇ sŏfṭaveyar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "दुर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ़्टवेयर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "rosszindulatú szoftver"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "kártevő szoftver"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "kártékony szoftver"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perangkat perusak"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perangkat lunak berbahaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perangkat lunak jahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "software dannoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maruwea",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "マルウェア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akui no sofutowea",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "悪意のソフトウェア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusei sofutowea",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "不正ソフトウェア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūgai na sofutowea",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "有害なソフトウェア"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "piranti pangrusak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maerweeo",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "맬웨어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "akseong sopeuteuweeo",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "악성 소프트웨어"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ļaunprogrammatūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ļaunatūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kenkėjiška programa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlonameren softver",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злонамерен софтвер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šteten softver",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штетен софтвер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perisian berniat jahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perisian berbahaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "perisian hasad"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "pūmanawa kino"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "mālvear",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मालवेअर"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "dūrbhāvnāpūrṇa sŏphṭavear",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "दूर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ्टवेअर"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "mālaveyar",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "मालवेयर"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skadelig programvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skadevare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "بدافزار"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "نرم افزار مخرب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "szkodliwe oprogramowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "złośliwe oprogramowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programa malicioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "mālveara",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ਮਾਲਵੇਅਰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "durbhāvanāpūraṇ sauphṭaveara",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ਦੁਰਭਾਵਨਾਪੂਰਣ ਸੌਫਟਵੇਅਰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "software rău intenționat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vredonósnaja prográmma",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вредоно́сная програ́мма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlovrédnaja prográmma",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зловре́дная програ́мма"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vredonós",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вредоно́с"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlovréd",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зловре́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "малвер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "штетни со̏фтве̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злонамјерни со̏фтве̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злонамерни со̏фтве̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malver"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "štetni sȍftvēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zlonamjerni sȍftvēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zlonamerni sȍftvēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malvér"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "škodlivý softvér"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "škodljivo programje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zlonamerno programje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malware"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programa malicioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skadlig programvara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sabotageprogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mal-wɛɛ",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "มัลแวร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "ซอฟต์แวร์ที่เป็นอันตราย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "zararlı yazılım"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "zyýanly programma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "škidlyva prohrama",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шкідлива програма"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "zararli dastur"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "mã độc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "phần mềm độc hại"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "phần mềm ác ý"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "phần mềm ác tính"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "word": "phần mềm gây hại"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "software developed to cause harm to a computer system",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maleiswedd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malware"
}

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