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computer crime

American  

noun

  1. unauthorized use of a computer for personal gain, as in the illegal transfer of funds or to alter the data or property of others.

Other Word Forms

  • computer criminal noun

Etymology

Origin of computer crime

First recorded in 1970–75

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