malcode

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noun

malicious code

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounmalcode (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingmalicious code

Origin

From mal- + code, presumably modelled on earlier malware.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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