zapper
n.— «Thanks to a software program called a zapper, even technologically illiterate restaurant and store owners can siphon cash from computer cash registers and cheat tax officials.» —“With Software, Till Tampering Is Hard to Find” by Roy Furchgott New York Times Aug. 30, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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