| Main Entry: | white hat |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a computer programmer hired to prevent illegal acts such as hacking a forbidden network or sending out a virus or worm; also, a computer expert, usually a former hacker, who now uses his or her skills for legitimate causes; also called white hat hacker |
| Etymology: | fr its use in western /cowboy movies |
| Usage: | computing |
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Slang Dictionary
white hat
- n.
a good guy; a hero. (From Western movies where you could tell the good guys from the bad guys by the color of their hats: white for good, black for bad.) : He seems like a white hat, but he's a worm.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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