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badware.

Malware.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

Malware.
uncountable

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bad Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English badware From bad + -ware.

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