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e-piracy

[ ee-pahy-ruh-see ]
/ ˈiˌpaɪ rə si /
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noun
the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.
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Origin of e-piracy

First recorded in 2000–05; e-2 + piracy

OTHER WORDS FROM e-piracy

e-pi·rate [ee-pahy-ruht], /ˈiˌpaɪ rət/, noun
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