white hat

[ hwahyt-hat, wahyt ]

/ ˈʰwaɪt ˈhæt, ˈwaɪt /

noun Informal.

a virtuous hero, especially in a cowboy movie; good guy.

Also called white hat hack·er .Computers. a hacker who violates the security of a system with the knowledge and consent of the owner or developer in order to test the code, without malicious intent.

Compare black hat.

Origin of white hat

First recorded in 1960–65 for def. 1, and in 1990–95 for def. 2; from the white hat often worn by the virtuous hero in a cowboy movie

OTHER WORDS FROM white hat

white-hat, white-hat·ted, adjective

Words nearby white hat

white-haired, white-haired boy, white hake, Whitehall, white-handed gibbon, white hat, whitehead, white-headed, Whitehead's operation, white heat, white hellebore

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for white hat

I casually looked round, and saw "White-hat" wink at-an officer, and point significantly to my handkerchief.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell
And so saying, he of the white-hat and jeans coat stepped forward to the bar, and placed a couple of dollars upon the counter.
The Quadroon|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for white hat

white hat

noun

informal

a computer hacker who is hired by an organization to undertake nonmalicious hacking work in order to discover computer-security flaws
(as modifier)a white-hat hacker Compare black hat

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	white hat
释义	white hat [ hwahyt-hat, wahyt ] / ˈʰwaɪt ˈhæt, ˈwaɪt / noun Informal. a virtuous hero, especially in a cowboy movie; good guy. Also called white hat hack·er .Computers. a hacker who violates the security of a system with the knowledge and consent of the owner or developer in order to test the code, without malicious intent. Compare black hat. Origin of white hat First recorded in 1960–65 for def. 1, and in 1990–95 for def. 2; from the white hat often worn by the virtuous hero in a cowboy movie OTHER WORDS FROM white hat white-hat, white-hat·ted, adjective Words nearby white hat white-haired, white-haired boy, white hake, Whitehall, white-handed gibbon, white hat, whitehead, white-headed, Whitehead's operation, white heat, white hellebore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white hat I casually looked round, and saw "White-hat" wink at-an officer, and point significantly to my handkerchief. The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole\|W. H. Maxwell And so saying, he of the white-hat and jeans coat stepped forward to the bar, and placed a couple of dollars upon the counter. The Quadroon\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for white hat white hat noun informal a computer hacker who is hired by an organization to undertake nonmalicious hacking work in order to discover computer-security flaws (as modifier)a white-hat hacker Compare black hat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to white hat likable, amiable, easygoing, charming, pleasant, attractive, affable, gregarious, aces, agreeable, all right, good egg, nice, okay, pleasing, presentable, sweetheart, winning
随便看	platypod platypus platyrrhine platysma platyspondylia plaudit plauen plausible plausive plautus play playa playability playable playact play-action pass play agent play along play a losing game play around play at play a waiting game playback playback head play ball

white hat

noun Informal.

Origin of white hat

OTHER WORDS FROM white hat

Words nearby white hat

Example sentences from the Web for white hat

British Dictionary definitions for white hat

noun

Words related to white hat