Typosquatting

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of cybersquatting that involves the registration of domain names likely to be mistyped by users. Internet, uncountable

    "It's a technique, a sort of "typosquatting," that Maly has used repeatedly. A Web site called "Jobonline.cz" was registered last March and two months later Maly bought jobsonline.cz."

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"It's a technique, a sort of "typosquatting," that Maly has used repeatedly. A Web site called "Jobonline.cz" was registered last March and two months later Maly bought jobsonline.cz."

Etymology

Blend of typo + cybersquatting.

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domain name

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