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blackhat

blackhat is the alternative spelling of black hat.

Meaning of black hat

Noun (1)

black hat (plural black hats)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
  2. (slang, computer security) A malicious hacker, one who violates computer security out of malice or for personal gain.

Noun (2)

black hat (plural black hats)

  1. A Haredi Jew; a member of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

Forms of blackhat

pluralblackhats

Questions about blackhat

What is blackhat the alternative spelling of?
Blackhat is the alternative spelling of black hat.

Words near blackhat in the dictionary

  1. Blackhall Rocks
  2. Blackham
  3. Blackhams
  4. blackhander
  5. blackhanders
  6. blackhat
  7. blackhats
  8. blackhaw
  9. Blackhawk
  10. blackhaws
  11. blackhead

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