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corruptor

8.0

Something that damages computer files or memory, making them unreadable

noun
/kəˈrʌptər/

Specialized

: corruptor

A single corruptor can render important documents and photos completely unreadable.

Examples

The malware acted as a corruptor, scrambling millions of files on the company's backup server overnight.
Security experts warn that a new corruptor is spreading quickly through email attachments.
The corruptor destroyed all the files on my computer.
Many users are worried about the new corruptor software.
The malware acted as a corruptor, scrambling millions of files on the company's backup server overnight.
A single corruptor can render important documents and photos completely unreadable.
Security experts warn that a new corruptor is spreading quickly through email attachments.

Synonyms

corrupter

vscorruptor

Specialized

8.8

A device, program, or fault that makes computer files unreadable

is the standard spelling variant used for the same data damaging program or fault

Antonyms

restorer

6 5.0

A skilled person who repairs old buildings, paintings or furniture to look like new

validator

1 4.4

A person or tool that checks if information meets required rules

How Damaging

wiper

Specialized

1 7.2

virus

Specialized

137 3.3

corruptor

Specialized

8.0

bug

Specialized

211 2.8

to glitch

Specialized

3 5.8

Surface Forms

corruptor singular

corruptors plural

Morphology

corruptor = corrupt (transparent) = corrupt + or

Clear agent/instrument noun formed from the verb 'corrupt' by adding the productive suffix '-or' (a tool or program that corrupts data).

Etymology

Corruptor comes from the Latin corrumpere, meaning 'to spoil' or 'to break'. Think of the same root in rupture and interrupt, which are about 'breaking', so a digital corruptor is something that 'breaks' or damages files and makes them unreadable.