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grayhat

grayhat is the alternative form of gray hat.

Meaning of gray hat

Noun

gray hat (plural gray hats)

  1. (idiomatic) A morally ambiguous character; an antihero.
  2. (slang, computer security) A hybrid between a white hat and a black hat hacker, who hacks for no personal gain, and does not have malicious intentions, but does sometimes commit crimes.

Synonyms of grayhat

Forms of grayhat

pluralgrayhats

Questions about grayhat

What is grayhat the alternative form of?
Grayhat is the alternative form of gray hat.

Words near grayhat in the dictionary

  1. grayfish
  2. grayfishes
  3. grayfriar
  4. grayfriars
  5. grayhaired
  6. grayhat
  7. grayhats
  8. grayhead
  9. grayheaded
  10. grayheads
  11. grayhen

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