🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

악성 소프트웨어

Pronunciation / Transliteration: akseong softeuweedeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
malware/ˈmæl.wɛər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 링크를 클릭하면 악성 소프트웨어에 감염될 수 있습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

    "The company's network was infected with dangerous malware."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Portmanteau of 'malicious' and 'software', coined around 1990 to describe software designed to disrupt or damage computer systems.

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