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hacktivism
hack·tiv·ism [ háktəv ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
political activism using computer networks: the activity of breaking into and sabotaging a computer system via the Internet as a political protest
[Late 20th century. Blend of hacker + activism]

hack·tiv·ist noun, adjective
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