botnet

bot·net

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Definitions of botnet word

noun botnet a network of computers infected by a program that communicates with its creator in order to send unsolicited emails, attack websites, etc 3
noun botnet a network of computers created by malware and controlled remotely, without the knowledge of the users of those computers: The botnet was used primarily to send spam emails. Hackers built the botnet to carry out DDoS attacks. 1
noun botnet (Internet) A collection of zombies that are controlled by the same cracker; a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam. 0

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

1990-95 in earlier sense “a network of bots”; bot1 + net(work)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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