ALL meanings of spyware
spy·ware
S s - noun spyware Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an Internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities. 1
- noun spyware tools that are used to conduct espionage: The nation's sophisticated spyware rivals that of the CIA. 1
- noun spyware computing: malicious software 1
- uncountable noun spyware Spyware is computer software that secretly records information about which websites you visit. 0
- noun spyware software installed via the internet on a computer without the user's knowledge and used to send information about the user to another computer 0