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hacker::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drudge, hack |
| Type of | unskilled person |
| Has types | plodder, slogger |
hacker::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | programmer, computer programmer, coder, software engineer |
| Derivation | hack |
true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | linksman, golfer, golf player |
Examples of hacker
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Hacker went to the doctor expecting to be diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome.
From the kentucky.com
I always have a fiver bet with John, another old hacker, on who scores the most.
From the independent.co.uk
It's a hacker conference that takes place in Berlin in late December every year.
From the avc.com
This weekend he's on stage at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
From the newscientist.com
The US has stepped up its demand for the extradition of alleged hacker McKinnon.
From the guardian.co.uk
What unites these activities is the hacker culture to which everyone subscribes.
From the guardian.co.uk
However, it does require the hacker to have unfettered root access to the phone.
From the techcrunch.com
As any hacker knows, people are usually the weakest link in any security system.
From the businessweek.com
Now a hacker knows where I went to school, where I bank and the names of my cats.
From the latimes.com
- Someone who plays golf poorly
- A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
- 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"
- Hack: one who works hard at boring tasks
- Hacker-Craft is the name given to boats built by The Hacker Boat Co., the oldest builder of wooden motorboats in the world today. It is an American company, founded in Watervliet, New York on 12 August 1908 by John Ludwig Hacker (known as John L. Hacker or just "John L."). ...
- Hacker is a card game (not a trading card game) made by Steve Jackson Games (SJG). Published in 1992, the players impersonate hackers fighting for the control of computer networks. It is based primarily on interlocking access to different computer systems in the web. ...
- Mod or modification is a term generally applied to PC games, especially first-person shooters, RPGs and real-time strategy games. ...
- In common usage, a hacker is a person who breaks into computers and computer networks, either for profit or motivated by the challenge. The subculture that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as the computer underground but is now an open community.
- Originally, a hacker was anybody who tinkered with any kind of system, mechanical or electrical, in order to better understand how it worked. ...
