gray hat

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Synonyms: grey hat, gray jay, gray hen, gray out, grab at, crap hat, gray man

Antonyms: grey hat, gray jay, gray hen, gray out, grab at, crap hat, gray man

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|idiomatic|fiction}} A morally [[ambiguous]] character; an [[antihero]].
2. {{lb|en|computing|computer security|slang}} A [[hybrid]] between a [[white hat]] and a [[black hat]] [[hacker]], who [[hack]]s for no [[personal]] [[gain]], and does not have [[malicious]] [[intention]]s, but does sometimes [[commit]] [[crime]]s.

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