hacktivism
noun
hacktivism is spelled H-A-C-K-T-I-V-I-S-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hacktivism means “The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hacktivism?
| Letters | 10: H-A-C-K-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hacktivism?
Hacktivism appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hacktivism
- hactivism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hacktivism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hacktivism come from?
Blend of hack + activism, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).