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cybercrime

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Crime committed using computer networks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: e-crime

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An individual crime of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: e-crime

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English crime English cybercrime From cyber- + crime.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կիբեռհանցագործություն (kibeṙhancʻagorcutʻyun) — crime committed using computer networks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪 (wǎngluò fànzuì) — crime committed using computer networks
  • Danish: cyberkriminalitet — crime committed using computer networks
  • Danish: cybercrime — crime committed using computer networks
  • Dutch: cybercriminaliteit — crime committed using computer networks
  • Dutch: cybercrime — crime committed using computer networks
  • Finnish: verkkorikollisuus — crime committed using computer networks
  • Finnish: tietotekniikkarikollisuus — crime committed using computer networks
  • French: cybercriminalité — crime committed using computer networks
  • French: e-criminalité — crime committed using computer networks
  • Georgian: კიბერდანაშაული (ḳiberdanašauli) — crime committed using computer networks
  • German: Cyberkriminalität — crime committed using computer networks
  • Greek: κυβερνοέγκλημα (kyvernoégklima) — crime committed using computer networks
  • Hungarian: kiberbűnözés — crime committed using computer networks
  • Portuguese: cibercrime — crime committed using computer networks
  • Russian: киберпресту́пность (kiberprestúpnostʹ) — crime committed using computer networks
  • Swedish: nätbrottslighet — crime committed using computer networks
  • Swedish: cyberbrott — crime committed using computer networks
  • Armenian: կիբեռհանցագործություն (kibeṙhancʻagorcutʻyun) — individual crime of this kind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網絡犯罪 /网络犯罪 (wǎngluò fànzuì) — individual crime of this kind
  • Finnish: verkkorikos — individual crime of this kind
  • Finnish: tietotekniikkarikos — individual crime of this kind
  • French: cybercrime — individual crime of this kind
  • German: Cyberverbrechen — individual crime of this kind
  • Japanese: サイバー犯罪 (saibā hanzai) — individual crime of this kind
  • Russian: киберпреступле́ние (kiberprestuplénije) — individual crime of this kind
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