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e-piracy

American

[ee-pahy-ruh-see] / ˈiˌpaɪ rə si /

noun

the illegal uploading of digital copies of copyrighted works to a website, or the illegal downloading of such material.

Other Word Forms

e-pirate

noun

Etymology

Origin of e-piracy

First recorded in 2000–05; e- ² ( def. ) + piracy ( def. )

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