cybersquatting
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Maybe a little broad in your interpretation? Dilution would not have existed in this case if Toeppen were not in the "business" of cybersquatting? The statute does not allow noncommercial use to "dilute", but when a domain name owner suggests money may be taken for the domain name, a problem is created for the DNO, right? This may be a large trap for attorneys advising in this area."
- "The day after the issuance of the interlocutory injunction he was interviewed by a StarPhoenix reporter as part of a larger article on "Cybersquatting" as the domain name game has come to be called."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English squatting English cybersquatting From cyber- + squatting.