white hat
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white hat (plural white hats) (idiomatic)
- A good person; a hero.
- (compting, computer security, 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).
- (slang) A sailor.
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well-meaning hacker
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- white hat (computer security) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia