maliciel

French

Etymology

Blend of mal +‎ logiciel or malicieux +‎ logiciel, calque of English malware.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.li.sjɛl/
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Noun

maliciel m (plural maliciels)

(computing) malware (software developed to harm a computer system)
Synonyms: logiciel malveillant; (rare) logiciel nuisible; (rare) pourriciel

Further reading

logiciel malveillant on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

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