The definition of ‘hacker’ SAR causes much controversy – Washington Post

MADRID, 27 Oct. (Portaltic) –

Shortly after it went on sale 23 ° edition of the dictionary of the RAE that included words like “hacker,” “intranet”, “tweet” or “wifi”, the institution has become the subject of criticism. Several professional surfers and code have shown their disagreement with the interpretation of the word “hacker” in the dictionary, as it defines them as “hackers”.

In this situation Many netizens have decided to collect signatures via the platform Change.org for SAR change the definition of hacker because in his opinion it is a “criminalization of the term” .

The campaign believes that define hackers as hackers is a way to degrade your work when in fact they are people who “thanks to his passion for seeking the limits of technology have improved our time. ” Because a hacker does not have to use their skills for criminal purposes.

Explains the computer that started the campaign on Change.org, “ because hackers have known security failures systems that have been fixed without the researcher has received more than a simple thank you, sometimes even less. ” In your opinion, thanks to the work of these professionals have been able to transform the way we communicate and live today on the Internet.

This new edition includes 49 613 etymologies, 333 foreign words, 222 Latin phrases and meanings 18,712 mark with some American countries. In its 2,376 pages is about 5000 words and more, including many new features, both new articles and new meanings.