Definitions
A network of infected computers controlled remotely for malicious activity.
Word origin
From bot + net.
Used in a sentence
“Then they blacklisted addresses used by spammers. In response, senders started using botnets (networks of otherwise innocent computers).”
“Google Chrome is botnet, use Firefox instead”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hijacked computer network”6 letters
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