"pornware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pornware.wav
Etymology: From porn + -ware. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|porn|-ware|id2=software}} porn + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pornware (uncountable)
  1. (computing) Pornographic software or malware. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pornography, Software
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