CYBER-TERRORISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyber-terrorism mean? 

• CYBER-TERRORISM (noun)
  The noun CYBER-TERRORISM has 1 sense:

1. an assault on electronic communication networks

  Familiarity information: CYBER-TERRORISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYBER-TERRORISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An assault on electronic communication networks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cyber-terrorism; cyberwar

Hypernyms ("cyber-terrorism" is a kind of...):

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Derivation:

cyber-terrorist (a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism)