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Hacktivism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Internet:
The
practice
of
promoting
a political
agenda
by
hacking
, especially by
defacing
or
disabling
websites.
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Origin
hacktivism
English
activism
English
-ism
English
active
English
actif
Middle English (1100-1500)
actif
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
activus
Latin
hack
English
hackysack
English
tohaccian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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