Warez is a common computing and broader cultural term referring to pirated software that is distributed via the Internet. Warez is used most commonly as a noun, a plural form of ware, and is intended
Demonstration in support of "fildelning" (file sharing, including of warez), in Sweden in 2006.
Leet, also known as eleet, leetspeak, or simply hacker speech, is a system of modified spellings used primarily on the Internet. It often uses character replacements in ways that play on the similarit
Warez
…governing creation and distribution of warez cover both profit-driven and "enthusiast" generators and distributors of such items. Warez, and its leetspeak form W4r3z, are plural representations of the word "ware" (short for computer software), and are terms used to refer to "[p]irated software distributed…
An "eleet hacker" (31337 H4XØR) laptop sticker, along with a "Free Kevin" sticker
Various display devices showing 1337
The same sticker on one's laptop demonstrates "ㄥƐƐƖƐ" (upside-down "31337") as "Eleet"
Police car in Hialeah, FL showing number 1337