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CYBER-TERRORISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cyber-terrorism mean?
• CYBER-TERRORISM (noun)
The noun CYBER-TERRORISM has 1 sense:
1. an assault on electronic communication networks
Familiarity information: CYBER-TERRORISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An assault on electronic communication networks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cyber-terrorism; cyberwar
Hypernyms ("cyber-terrorism" is a kind of...):
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Derivation:
cyber-terrorist (a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism)
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