Tag
#hacker
5 words tagged “hacker”
Haxor
noun
Leetspeak respelling of 'hacker', often written h4x0r, used admiringly or mockingly.
Sploit
noun
Clipped, scene-style form of 'exploit' — a bug or trick abused for unintended advantage.
Leet
adjective
Clipped form of 'elite' meaning highly skilled, and the name of the numbers-for-letters writing style.
Phreak
noun
A phone-system hacker; the 1970s subculture whose 'ph' spelling seeded later leetspeak.
1337
adjective
The number-spelling of 'leet' (elite) and the name of the whole letter-for-numeral substitution alphabet.