govware

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noun

Spyware or surveillance software used by governments, often a type of Trojan horse that intercepts communications.

Similar
policeware
OriginEnglish softwarebf. ← Middle English ware ← Old English waru →
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Meanings

noungovware (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountablecomputer securitySpyware or surveillance software used by governments, often a type of Trojan horse that intercepts communications.

    Synonyms: policeware

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpyware or surveillance software used by governments, often a type of Trojan horse that intercepts communications.

Similar
policeware
Also see
policeware

Origin

  1. Englishgov
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  5. Old Englishsōfte
  6. Middle Englishsofte
  7. Englishsoft
  8. Proto-Germanic*warō
  9. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  10. Old Englishwaru
  11. Middle Englishware
  12. Englishsoftwarebf.
  13. Englishgovware

From gov (clipping of "government") + -ware.

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APA

govware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/govware

MLA

“govware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/govware. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “govware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/govware.

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