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English

Etymology

Blend of malicious +? software.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæl.we?(?)/
• Hyphenation: mal?ware

Noun

malware (usually uncountable, plural malwares)

1. (computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:malware

Translations

Descendants

See also

Further reading

• malware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Noun

malware m

1. (computing) malware

   Synonym: škodlivý software

Declension

Further reading

• malware on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Noun

malware (singular definite ?, plural indefinite malware)

1. (computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

   Synonym: skadelig software

Further reading

• malware on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?l.???r/ (usually pronounced in a way approximating the English)
• Hyphenation: mal?ware

Noun

malware m (uncountable)

1. malware

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.lw??/

Noun

malware m (plural malwares)

1. (computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

   Synonyms: maliciel, logiciel malveillant, (rare) logiciel nuisible, (rare) pourriciel

Further reading

• logiciel malveillant on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Noun

malware m (uncountable)

1. (computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

   Synonym: software dannoso

Further reading

• malware on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maw?w??/

Noun

malware m (plural malwares)

1. (computer security) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

   Synonym: software malicioso

Further reading

• malware on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Noun

malware n (plural (rare) malware-uri)

1. (computing) malware

   Synonyms: software r?u inten?ionat, (rare) software d?un?tor

Declension

Further reading

• software r?u inten?ionat on the Romanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?malwe?/, [?ma.lwe?]

Noun

malware m (plural malwares)

1. (computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

   Synonym: software malicioso

Further reading

• malware on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English malware.

Noun

malware

1. (computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)

Further reading

• malware on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl

English

Etymology

From abandon +? -ware.

Pronunciation

Noun

abandonware (countable and uncountable, plural abandonwares)

1. (computing, chiefly video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• free software
• public domain
• announcementware
• vaporware