industrial espionage
The use of clandestine methods to acquire secret information for commercial advantageThe use of clandestine methods to acquire secret information for commercial advantage.
» Information systems security protects against industrial espionage.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The use of clandestine methods to acquire secret information for commercial advantage.
Wirtschaftsspionage
промы́шленный шпиона́жpromýšlennyj špionáž
промислове шпигунствоpromyslove špyhunstvo
(uncountable)Spying by an employer on labor union activities of employees and on labor unions.
(uncountable)Spying on industrial activities for military advantage.
Examples
2 sentencesInformation systems security protects against industrial espionage.
The suspect committed an act of industrial espionage.
Translations
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Origin
From industrial + espionage.From industrial + espionage.
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