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digilante

noun
/ˌdɪdʒiːˈlænti/UK

Etymology

Blend of digital + vigilante.

  1. derived from vigilans
  2. borrowed from vigilante
  3. compounded as digilante — “digital + vigilante”

Definitions

  1. A person who engages in vigilantism on or through the Internet.

    • Other computer wizards have become cult figures after rushing to defend their idea of Internet purity, for example, when several hacker "digitantes" sabotaged Cyber Promotions, Inc., one of the most hated e-mail advertisers, or "spammers."

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