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hacker

[ hak-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that hacks.
Slang. a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill:
weekend hackers on the golf course.
Computers.
1. a person who has a high level of skill in computer technology or programming; a computer expert or enthusiast:
  My brother is a real hacker—he fixed my laptop in no time.
2. a person who circumvents security and breaks into a network, computer, file, etc., often, but not always, with malicious intent: Compare black hat ( def 2 ), gray hat, white hat ( def 2 ).
  A hacker got into my computer remotely and wiped my hard drive!
  The company has hired hackers to test system security.

hacker

/ ˈhækə /

a person that hacks
slang.
a computer fanatic, esp one who through a personal computer breaks into the computer system of a company, government, etc

Origin of hacker¹

First recorded in 1200–50 hacker fordef 1; Middle English (as surname); hack ¹, -er ¹; 1965–70 hacker fordef 2

After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.

Until recently, the hacker collective known as Lizard Squad was all but unknown.

Surely only an advanced hacker could mastermind such a fiendish act — right?

In the real world, he said, a hacker is more likely interested in stealing records he can sell than in harming a patient.

Four days later, 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers were compromised and leaked online by a hacker.

A teenage hacker-turned-hero pits himself against the government to fight for his basic freedoms.

The funding was kicked off by some tech millionaires who couldn't believe that a bunch of hacker kids had kicked the DHS's ass.

Any complex system is sport for a hacker; a side effect of this is the hacker's natural affinity for problems involving security.

However, the motivations of a hacker are typically as simple as Im an engineer because I like to design things.

Colonel Hacker again admonished me to go home, and keep no more meetings.

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