"typosquat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: typosquats [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from typosquatting. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|typosquatting}} Back-formation from typosquatting Head templates: {{en-noun}} typosquat (plural typosquats)
  1. (uncommon) Such a domain name. Tags: uncommon Translations (typo-based domain name): Tippfehlerdomain [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-typosquat-en-noun-D7IprHWX Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Verb

Forms: typosquats [present, singular, third-person], typosquatting [participle, present], typosquatted [participle, past], typosquatted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from typosquatting. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|typosquatting}} Back-formation from typosquatting Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} typosquat (third-person singular simple present typosquats, present participle typosquatting, simple past and past participle typosquatted)
  1. To register a domain name likely to be mistyped by users.
    Sense id: en-typosquat-en-verb-nKyMWp4N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for typosquat meaning in English (2.8kB)

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          "ref": "2008, Jacqueline D. Lipton, Internet Domain Names, Trademarks and Free Speech, page 263",
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          "word": "Tippfehlerdomain"
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