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発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˈskɹɪpt ˌkɪdi/

名詞

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.

参考

Further reading

• script kiddie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia