English Explanatory Dictionary

drive-by download

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A download triggered by scripts etc. on a website, without prompting the user, usually for malicious purposes.

Word forms

drive-by download drive-by downloads

Etymology

From the notion of a drive by shooting.

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