cybersquatting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it at a later date.
  2. A form of passing off, often with the intent referred to in the first sense above.

Word forms

cybersquatting

Etymology

From cyber- + squatting.

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.