bitsquatting

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English

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Etymology

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From bit +‎ typosquatting, by analogy.

Noun

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bitsquatting (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) 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.