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white hats

white hats is the plural of white hat.

Meaning of white hat

Noun

white hat (plural white hats)

  1. (idiomatic) A good person; a hero.
  2. (idiomatic, slang, computer security) A well-meaning hacker who hacks for a good cause or to aid a company, organization, or government without causing harm (for example, to identify security flaws).
  3. (idiomatic, slang) A sailor.

Questions about white hats

What is white hats the plural of?
White hats is the plural of white hat.

Words near white hats in the dictionary

  1. White Hall
  2. white handled knife
  3. white handled knives
  4. White Hart Lane
  5. white hat
  6. white hats
  7. white hawk
  8. white hawks
  9. white heat
  10. white heats
  11. white henbane

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