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botnet
botnet
English
Noun
botnet (plural botnets)
- (Internet) A collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
- 2010, "Long life spam", The Economist, 20 Nov 2010:
- Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).
- 2010, "Long life spam", The Economist, 20 Nov 2010:
See also
Northern Sami
Verb
botnet
- inflection of botnit:
- third-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular past indicative
- second-person plural imperative