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单词 hacktivist
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Definition of hacktivist in English:

hacktivist

noun ˈhaktɪvɪstˈhaktəvəst
  • A person who gains unauthorized access to computer files or networks in order to further social or political ends.

    (为达到社会或政治目的而从事计算机犯罪活动的)黑客活动分子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the so-called ‘land of the free, home of the brave,’ courageous protestors and hacktivists are finding that their available avenues for protest are fewer and farther between.
    • So I think it's very important for young activists, hacktivists, to always make sure that they understand the specificity of what they're trying to articulate.
    • And perhaps more importantly, it will demonstrate that hacktivists are waging peace, not war.
    • This is understandable, since it is indeed the goal of hacktivists to identify their acts as such, just like criminal activity is defined so upon the very nature of goals aimed or achieved.
    • This political and social awareness, as well as how the awareness is acted upon, separates hacktivists from other hackers, those that are young and hacking for fun, and those that are hacking to cause damage or steal for personal gain.

Derivatives

  • hacktivism

  • noun
    • But can we really speak of a synergy between street protests and online hacktivism?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This paper provides a thorough analysis of the mainstream media representation of hackers, hacking, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism.
      • A related concept is hacktivism, which can be defined as political motivated hacking or cracking.
      • And hacktivism does not always involve global struggles that resemble The West versus the Rest.
      • She does differentiate among online activism, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism based on the severity of the activity's impact on the normal operation of target systems.

Origin

1990s: blend of hack1 and activist.

Definition of hacktivist in US English:

hacktivist

nounˈhaktəvəst
  • A person who gains unauthorized access to computer files or networks in order to further social or political ends.

    (为达到社会或政治目的而从事计算机犯罪活动的)黑客活动分子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is understandable, since it is indeed the goal of hacktivists to identify their acts as such, just like criminal activity is defined so upon the very nature of goals aimed or achieved.
    • This political and social awareness, as well as how the awareness is acted upon, separates hacktivists from other hackers, those that are young and hacking for fun, and those that are hacking to cause damage or steal for personal gain.
    • In the so-called ‘land of the free, home of the brave,’ courageous protestors and hacktivists are finding that their available avenues for protest are fewer and farther between.
    • And perhaps more importantly, it will demonstrate that hacktivists are waging peace, not war.
    • So I think it's very important for young activists, hacktivists, to always make sure that they understand the specificity of what they're trying to articulate.

Origin

1990s: blend of hack and activist.

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