spy·ware (sp  wâr )n. 1. Software that secretly gathers information about a person or organization. 2. Any malicious software that is designed to take partial or full control of a computer's operation without the knowledge of its user. |
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| Noun | 1. | spyware - computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent software, software package, software program, software system, computer software, package - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
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