bitsquatting

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noun

A form of cybersquatting that involves the registration of domain names likely to be the result of a random memory error in a user's computer, e.g. excmple.com or exaeple.com for example.com.

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Meanings

nounbitsquatting (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableA form of cybersquatting that involves the registration of domain names likely to be the result of a random memory error in a user's computer, e.g. excmple.com or exaeple.com for example.com.

Origin

From bit + typosquatting, by analogy.

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APA

bitsquatting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitsquatting

MLA

“bitsquatting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitsquatting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitsquatting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitsquatting.

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