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Hacker
Found in thesaurus: golf player, golfer, linksman, programmer, coder, computer programmer, software engineer, terrorist, unskilled person
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hacker
n.
(Computers) one who loves computers, one who knows a lot about computers, computer freak; one who illegally breaks into computer systems
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Hacker
Hacker may refer to:
Technology
- Hacker (term), a term used in computing that can describe several types of persons
- Hacker (computer security), someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer network
- Hacker culture, a subculture focusing on intellectual and creative aspects of hacking
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hacker
Noun
1. someone who plays golf poorly
(hypernym) golfer, golf player, linksman
2. a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
(synonym) cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk
(hypernym) programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer
3. a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
(hypernym) programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer
(derivation) hack, hack on
4. one who works hard at boring tasks
(synonym) hack, drudge
(hypernym) unskilled person
(hyponym) plodder, slogger
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Hacker (der)
nm.
hacker, one who loves computers, one who knows a lot about computers, computer freak; cracker, one who breaks into computer systems through illegal methods
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hacker (de)
n.
hacker, (Computers) one who loves computers, one who knows a lot about computers, computer freak; one who illegally breaks into computer systems
