anti-spyware

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See also: antispyware

English

Adjective

anti-spyware (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of antispyware

Portuguese

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Etymology

From anti- +‎ spyware or directly borrowed from English anti-spyware.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

anti-spyware m (plural anti-spywares)

  1. (computer security) antispyware program (security software that aims to detect and remove adware and spyware)
    • 2021 July 13, Pedro Henriques, Aplicativos de segurança – diferença entre antivírus, antispyware e firewall:
      Mas você conhece os diferentes tipos de softwares de segurança? Sabe qual a função de cada um? Para sanar essas e outras dúvidas, no texto de hoje, iremos explicar o que são antivírus, antispywares e firewalls, e quais são as principais diferenças entre eles.
      But do you know the different types of security software? Do you know what each one's function is? To resolve these and other doubts, in today's text, we will explain what antivirus, antispyware program and firewalls are, and what the main differences are between them.

Usage notes

Generally not inflected in the plural.