Meanings
- uncountableWarfare taking place on the Internet, as by disrupting critical online services.
Many [computer attacks of Chinese origin] are believed to be linked to cyberwarfare units of the People's Liberation Army acting on behalf of state-owned, or state-affiliated, Chinese companies.
2014 April 6, David E. Sanger, “U.S. tries candor to assure China on cyberattacks”, in The New York Times1 more example
The geth models collectively dubbed "hoppers" by Alliance forces are electronic warfare platforms. They can project electromagnetic radiation across a broad spectrum as an offensive weapon. They can also perform cyber warfare attacks against the onboard computers of body armor hardsuits and weapons, adversely affecting their performance.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth: Hoppers Codex entrySynonyms: clickskrieg, cyberwar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWarfare taking place on the Internet, as by disrupting critical online services.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
- Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
- Englishcyberneticclip.
- Englishcyber-
- Englishwarfare
- Englishcyberwarfare
Translations
Bulgarian кибервойна́
- кибервойна́ (kibervojná)warfare taking place on the Internet
Chinese Mandarin 網絡戰 /网络战
- 網絡戰 /网络战 (wǎngluòzhàn)warfare taking place on the Internet
Dutch cyberoorlog
- cyberoorlogwarfare taking place on the Internet
Finnish kybersodankäynti
- kybersodankäyntiwarfare taking place on the Internet
French guerre informatique, cyberguerre
- guerre informatiquewarfare taking place on the Internet
- cyberguerrewarfare taking place on the Internet
German Cyberkrieg
- Cyberkriegwarfare taking place on the Internet
Greek κυβερνοπόλεμος
- κυβερνοπόλεμος (kyvernopólemos)warfare taking place on the Internet
Hindi सायबर युद्ध
- सायबर युद्ध (sāybar yuddh)warfare taking place on the Internet
Japanese サイバー戦争
- サイバー戦争 (saibā sensō)warfare taking place on the Internet
Korean 사이버 전쟁
- 사이버 전쟁 (saibeo jeonjaeng)warfare taking place on the Internet
Latvian kiberkarš
- kiberkaršwarfare taking place on the Internet
Lithuanian kiberkaras
- kiberkaraswarfare taking place on the Internet
Persian جنگ سایبری
- جنگ سایبری (jang-e sâyberi)warfare taking place on the Internet
Portuguese guerra cibernética, ciberguerra
- guerra cibernéticawarfare taking place on the Internet
- ciberguerrawarfare taking place on the Internet
Russian кибервойна́
- кибервойна́ (kibervojná)warfare taking place on the Internet
Spanish guerra informática, ciberguerra
- guerra informáticawarfare taking place on the Internet
- ciberguerrawarfare taking place on the Internet
Turkish siber savaş
- siber savaşwarfare taking place on the Internet
Ukrainian кібервійна́
- кібервійна́ (kibervijná)warfare taking place on the Internet
Cite this entry
cyberwarfare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberwarfare
“cyberwarfare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberwarfare. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberwarfare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberwarfare.
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