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white hat

noun white hats

idiomatic A good person; a hero.
idiomatic, slang 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).
idiomatic, slang A sailor.

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noun well-meaning hacker

中文	白帽黑客 báimào hēikè
العربية	هَاكِر hākir

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@misc{white_hat_2026,
  title = {white hat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20hat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}