peretas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed retas +‎ peng-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.rə.ˈtas/
  • Rhymes: -tas
  • Hyphenation: pê‧rê‧tas
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

pêrêtas (plural peretas-peretas)

  1. trespasser
  2. hacker:
    1. (computing, information technology) one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems
      Synonym: penggodam (Standard Malay)
    2. something that hacks; a device or tool for hacking

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