script kiddie

English

Alternative forms

• script kiddy

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

script kiddie (plural script kiddies)

1. (informal, derogatory) A (usually amateur) hacker who compromises files on others' computers or launches attacks on computer systems, using widely distributed computer programs or scripts rather than developing their own.

   Synonyms: skid, skiddie

   Coordinate terms: cracker, hacker

   • 2003, Kevin Day, Inside the Security Mind: Making the Tough Decisions, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 126:

     Generally speaking, script kiddies are bored individuals without girlfriends or boyfriends who can think of nothing better to do on a Saturday night than make people come into work to fix a failing system.

   • 2011, Will Gragido, John Pirc, Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversive Multi-Vector Threats, Newnes, →ISBN, page 115:

     It is important to realize that the motive behind the script kiddie or recreational hacker is a more ego-driven destruction of data without a hidden moral, political, or economic agenda.

Translations

hacker who compromises files on others' computers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腳本小子 / 脚本小子 (jiǎoběn xiǎozi)

• French: script kiddie (fr) m
• German: Scriptkiddie n
• Greek: επίδοξος χάκερ (el) n (epídoxos cháker)

See also

• script monkey

Further reading

• script kiddie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʁipt ki.di/

• Audio:

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Noun

script kiddie m (plural script kiddies)

1. script kiddie