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whitehat

whitehat is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of whitehat

pluralwhitehats

Questions about whitehat

What is whitehat the alternative spelling of?
Whitehat is the alternative spelling of white hat.

Words near whitehat in the dictionary

  1. whitehaired
  2. Whitehairs
  3. Whitehall
  4. Whitehalls
  5. whitehanded
  6. whitehat
  7. whitehats
  8. Whitehaven
  9. Whitehawk
  10. whitehead
  11. Whitehead link

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