Creepware

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1
Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity. informal, uncountable

Synonyms

spouseware stalkerware

Etymology

From creep + -ware.

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