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A '''script kiddie''' or '''skiddie'''<ref name="Reg01"/>, occasionally ''script bunny''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spywareguide.com/term_show.php?id=92 |title=''Script bunny'' - definition|publisher=SpywareGuide.com}}</ref>, ''script kitty'', ''script-running juvenile (SRJ)'' or similar, is a derogatory term used to describe those who use [[scripting language|script]]s or programs developed by others to attack computer systems and networks and deface websites.<ref name="zdnet">{{cite web| last=Lemos| first=Robert| date=July 12, 2000|url=http://www.zdnet.com/news/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/96163| publisher=[[ZDNet]]| title=Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs| accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref>

==Characteristics==