terrorist act vs cyber-terrorism

cyber-terrorism vs terrorist act

terrorist act and cyber-terrorism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terrorist act	Yes	No	No	No
cyber-terrorism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cyber-terrorism is a hyponym of terrorist act; that is, cyber-terrorism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terrorist act:

terrorist act: the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
cyber-terrorism: an assault on electronic communication networks

Other hyponyms of terrorist act include biological terrorism, bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, cyberwar, domestic terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorism, international terrorism, narcoterrorism, nuclear terrorism, state-sponsored terrorism, theoterrorism, terrorist attack.

terrorist act (noun)	cyber-terrorism (noun)
the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear	an assault on electronic communication networks

Difference between terrorist act and cyber-terrorism

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