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 (Malay)

   2. something that hacks; a device or tool for hacking

Further reading

• “peretas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016