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Hacker

Definition:
Someone who breaks into computers to read private e-mails and other files. Hackers delete or alter files.

Certification mark

Definition:
A certification mark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce with the owner’s permission by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of someone's goods or services, or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization.

Knock Off

Definition:
An identical copy of a work or product protected by patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright.

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