cybercrime

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noun

Crime committed using computer networks.

Similar
e-crime
OriginEnglish crime ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncybercrime (countable and uncountable, plural cybercrimes)

plural cybercrimes

  1. uncountableCrime committed using computer networks.

    Synonyms: e-crime

  2. countableAn individual crime of this kind.

    Synonyms: e-crime

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCrime committed using computer networks.

Similar
e-crime

nounAn individual crime of this kind.

Similar
e-crime

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  3. Englishcyberneticclip.
  4. Englishcyber-
  5. Englishcrime
  6. Englishcybercrime

From cyber- + crime.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪, 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪
  • 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪 (wǎngluò fànzuì)crime committed using computer networks
  • 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪 (wǎngluò fànzuì)individual crime of this kind
Danish cyberkriminalitet, cybercrime
  • cyberkriminalitetcrime committed using computer networks
  • cybercrimecrime committed using computer networks
Dutch cybercriminaliteit, cybercrime
  • cybercriminaliteitcrime committed using computer networks
  • cybercrimecrime committed using computer networks
Finnish verkkorikollisuus, tietotekniikkarikollisuus
  • verkkorikollisuuscrime committed using computer networks
  • tietotekniikkarikollisuuscrime committed using computer networks
  • verkkorikosindividual crime of this kind
  • tietotekniikkarikosindividual crime of this kind
French cybercriminalité, e-criminalité
  • cybercriminalitécrime committed using computer networks
  • e-criminalitécrime committed using computer networks
  • cybercrimeindividual crime of this kind
German Cyberkriminalität, Cyberverbrechen
  • Cyberkriminalitätcrime committed using computer networks
  • Cyberverbrechenindividual crime of this kind
Greek κυβερνοέγκλημα
  • κυβερνοέγκλημα (kyvernoégklima)crime committed using computer networks
Hungarian kiberbűnözés
  • kiberbűnözéscrime committed using computer networks
Japanese サイバー犯罪
  • サイバー犯罪 (saibā hanzai)individual crime of this kind
Portuguese cibercrime
  • cibercrimecrime committed using computer networks
Russian киберпресту́пность, киберпреступле́ние
  • киберпресту́пность (kiberprestúpnostʹ)crime committed using computer networks
  • киберпреступле́ние (kiberprestuplénije)individual crime of this kind
Swedish nätbrottslighet, cyberbrott
  • nätbrottslighetcrime committed using computer networks
  • cyberbrottcrime committed using computer networks
Cite this entry
APA

cybercrime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrime

MLA

“cybercrime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrime. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybercrime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybercrime.

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