cybersquattingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsaɪ.bəˌskwɒt.ɪŋ/us/ˈsaɪ.bɚˌskwɑː.t̬ɪŋ/the situation in which someone pays for a famous name as an internet address, so that they can later sell it for a high price to the person or organization with that name
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- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- chill room
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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cybersquat
verb [ I ] uk/ˈsaɪ.bəˌskwɒt/us/ˈsaɪ.bɚˌskwɑːt/plural -tt-
cybersquatter
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsaɪ.bəˌskwɒt.ər/us/ˈsaɪ.bɚˌskwɑː.t̬ɚ/