policeware

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noun

Synonym of govware.

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

nounpoliceware (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountablecomputer securitySynonym of govware.

    Synonyms: govware

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of govware.

Similar
govware
Also see
govware

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tpelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ptólis
  3. Ancient Greekπόλις (pólis)
  4. Ancient Greekπολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
  5. Ancient Greekπολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)
  6. Latinpolitia
  7. Middle Frenchpolice
  8. Englishpolice
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  10. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  12. Old Englishsōfte
  13. Middle Englishsofte
  14. Englishsoft
  15. Proto-Germanic*warō
  16. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  17. Old Englishwaru
  18. Middle Englishware
  19. Englishsoftwarebf.
  20. Englishpoliceware

From police + -ware.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

policewear
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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