bitsquatting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of cybersquatting that involves the registration of domain names likely to be the result of a random memory error in a user's computer, e.g. excmple.com or exaeple.com for example.com.

Word forms

bitsquatting

Etymology

From bit + typosquatting, by analogy.

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