cyberhygiene

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noun

The establishment and maintenance of an individual's or company's online safety.

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Meanings

nouncyberhygiene (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe establishment and maintenance of an individual's or company's online safety.

    Simply put, practicing good cyberhygiene should be taught in elementary schools from the age of 6 onwards.

    2015, V.S. Subrahmanian, Michael Ovelgonne, Tudor Dumitras, B. Aditya Prakash, The Global Cyber-Vulnerability Report

Origin

From cyber- + hygiene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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