zombie computer
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker by means of a computer virus, computer worm, or Trojan horse program and can be used to perform malicious tasks under the remote direction of the hacker.
Example Sentences
- "The danger is manifested in this version because the hackers are gaining control of as many as thousands of vulnerable zombie computers in order to magnify and direct their full-scale assault against a single victim from all directions."