malware

/malwɛʁ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Technology Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: technology. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
malwares

Meaning

  1. malware, malicious software

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Usage notes

A loanword from English, used the same way in French tech contexts.

Practice

1 What does malware mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son ordinateur a été infecté par un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches malware?

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