Antihacker

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is employed to detect and counter computer hackers.

    "Often, they boast that they have managed to get around and beat the actual computer security experts and antihackers (so-called hacker-catchers, or hacker hunters), making fun of them to show that they are the ones hunting the security experts and not the contrary."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposing or countering computer hackers. not-comparable

    "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, frequently amended, remains an important weapon in the federal government's antihacker arsenal."

Example

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"The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, frequently amended, remains an important weapon in the federal government's antihacker arsenal."

Etymology

From anti- + hacker.

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