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digilante

UK/ˌdɪdʒiːˈlænti/

digilante noun: a person who engages in vigilantism on or through the Internet.

Noun

digilante (plural digilantes)

  1. A person who engages in vigilantism on or through the Internet.
    • Other computer wizards have become cult figures after rushing to defend their idea of Internet purity, for example, when several hacker "digitantes" sabotaged Cyber Promotions, Inc., one of the most hated e-mail advertisers, or "spammers."1998, David Brin, The Transparent Society: WIll Technology Force Use to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?, Perseus Books, →ISBN, page 164

Forms of digilante

pluraldigilantes

Origin of digilante

Blend of digital + vigilante.

Questions about digilante

What does digilante mean?
Digilante means a person who engages in vigilantism on or through the Internet.
What part of speech is digilante?
Digilante is a noun.
How do you pronounce digilante?
Digilante is pronounced /ˌdɪdʒiːˈlænti/ (UK).
What is the plural of digilante?
The plural of digilante is digilantes.

Words near digilante in the dictionary

  1. Digifans
  2. digifolein
  3. digifucocellobioside
  4. digilanide
  5. digilanogen
  6. digilante
  7. digilantes
  8. Digilio
  9. Digilios
  10. digimatic
  11. digimatics

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