"ransomware" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ransom + -ware. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ransom|-ware|id2=software}} ransom + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ransomware (uncountable)
  1. (computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer security, Malware Translations (malware): դրամաշորթ ծրագիր (dramašortʻ cragir) (Armenian), софтуер за изнудване (softuer za iznudvane) [masculine] (Bulgarian), рансъмуер (ransǎmuer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 勒索軟體 (Chinese Mandarin), 勒索软体 (lèsuǒ ruǎntǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ransomware [masculine] (Czech), vyděračský program [masculine] (Czech), gijzelsoftware [masculine] (Dutch), ransomware [masculine] (Dutch), lunavara (Estonian), kiristysohjelma (Finnish), rançongiciel [masculine] (French), logiciel rançonneur [masculine] (French), logiciel de rançon [masculine] (French), logiciel d’extorsion [masculine] (French), Ransomware [feminine] (German), Erpressungssoftware [feminine] (German), Erpressungstrojaner [masculine] (German), Lösegeld-Trojaner [masculine] (German), Lösegeld-Software [feminine] (German), λυτρισμικό (lytrismikó) [neuter] (Greek), zsarolóprogram (Hungarian), zsarolóvírus (Hungarian), perangkat pemeras (Indonesian), ランサムウェア (ransamuwea) (Japanese), 랜섬웨어 (raenseomweeo) (Korean), izspiedējprogrammatūra [feminine] (Latvian), izspiedējvīruss [masculine] (Latvian), izspiešanas ļaunprogrammatūra [feminine] (Latvian), уценувачки софтвер (ucenuvački softver) [masculine] (Macedonian), perisian tebusan (Malay), utpressingsvare [feminine] (Norwegian), utpressingsprogramvare [feminine] (Norwegian), oprogramowanie szantażujące [neuter] (Polish), oprogramowanie wymuszające okup [neuter] (Polish), ransomware [masculine] (Polish), програ́мма-вымога́тель (prográmma-vymogátelʹ) [feminine] (Russian), програ́мма-шантажи́ст (prográmma-šantažíst) [feminine] (Russian), уцењивачки софтвер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), уцјењивачки софтвер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ренсомвер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ucenjivački softver [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ucjenjivački softver [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rensomver [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ransomvér [masculine] (Slovak), vydieračský softvér [masculine] (Slovak), vydieračský program [masculine] (Slovak), izsiljevalsko programje [neuter] (Slovene), izsiljevalski program [masculine] (Slovene), izsiljevalska programska oprema [feminine] (Slovene), utpressningsprogram [neuter] (Swedish), utpressningsprogramvara [common-gender] (Swedish), utpressningstrojan (Swedish), fidye yazılımı (Turkish), şantaj yazılımı (Turkish), şantažçy programma (Turkmen), програма-вимагач (prohrama-vymahač) [feminine] (Ukrainian), програма-шантажист (prohrama-šantažyst) [feminine] (Ukrainian), tovlamachi dastur (Uzbek), phần mềm tống tiền (Vietnamese), meddalwedd wystlo [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ransomware-en-noun-PmCDLOvJ Disambiguation of Malware: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'malware': 100 0
  2. (computer security, derogatory) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment. Tags: derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer security, Malware
    Sense id: en-ransomware-en-noun-m6iOaLwS Disambiguation of Malware: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (software), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ware (software): 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 14 86
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Related terms: cyberextortion
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prohrama-vymahač",
      "sense": "malware",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програма-вимагач"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prohrama-šantažyst",
      "sense": "malware",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "програма-шантажист"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "malware",
      "word": "tovlamachi dastur"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "malware",
      "word": "phần mềm tống tiền"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "malware",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meddalwedd wystlo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ransomware"
}

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