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Hacker meaning in English

Meaning of Hacker in English

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Hacker

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Noun

1. hacker

someone who plays golf poorly

2. cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk, hacker

a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

3. hacker

a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm

Example Sentences:
'true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers'

4. drudge, hack, hacker

one who works hard at boring tasks

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hacker

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noun
1. 
a person that hacks
2. 
a computer user who gains unauthorized access the computer system of a company, government, etc

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Hacker

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noun
1. 
a person who hacks (see hack1)
2. 
an unskilled golfer, tennis player, etc.
3. 
a. 
an adept or highly skilled computer enthusiast or programmer
b. 
a computer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to files in various systems

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Hacker

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n.
Informal
1.
a. One who is proficient at using or programming a computer; a computer buff.
b. One who uses programming skills to gain illegal access to a computer network or file.
2. One who demonstrates poor or mediocre ability, especially in a sport: a weekend tennis hacker.
n.
See hackie.

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