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The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0

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The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0

Daily Definition for 20 November 2008

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The nickname of an elite black-hat hacker, credited with creating many thousands of security holes in popular applications; wiley enough to escape prosecution, despite contributing the majority of the malicious code.

About The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0

The computer industry’s enthusiasm for assembling random collections of syllables and calling them “words” has led to a thick muck of vaguely defined, intentionally misleading and creatively fraudulent new terms being ladled over the language. The Devil’s Dictionary (2.0) seeks to be the canonical source of understanding for these terms, in that it takes the most cynical view possible.

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