n.
Malicious computer software that interferes with normal computer functions or sends personal data about the user to unauthorized parties over the Internet.
[MAL(ICIOUS) + -WARE.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
