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Hacking
Meaning
Adj
●
Short and
interrupted
,
broken
,
jerky
; hacky.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of hack
Noun
●
In Computing:
Playful
solving
of
technical
work that
requires
deep
understanding, especially of a
computer
system.
●
In Computing:
Unauthorized
attempts
to
bypass
the security
mechanisms
of an
information system
or network. See also cracker.
●
In Pathology:
A
dry
coughing
; the
emission
of a
succession
of
short
coughs.
●
In Football (American), Football (soccer), Rugby & Sports:
A
kick in
the shins.
●
In Massage:
The
act
of
striking
the
muscles
with the
side
of the hand.
●
In British English:
A
riding
or
journey
on horseback.
●
The
operation
of
working over
the
faces
of
rough
or
worn
grindstones
with a hack-hammer.
●
In Masonry:
The
separation
of a
course
of
stones
into two
smaller
courses
, when there are not enough large
stones
to form a
single
course
.
●
The
cuts
and
grooves
made in the
metal
laps
by
holding
the
cutting edge
of a
steel
blade
against them while in
motion
, for the
purpose
of
providing
receptacles
or
pockets
for the
powders
using in
cutting
and
polishing
gems.
●
The
piling
of
bricks
for drying.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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Hackers
Spoofing
Phishing
Snooping
Spying
Malware
Eavesdropping
Wiretapping
Espionage
Stealing
Theft
Tampering
Cybercrime
Duping
Attacks
Ransomware
Spyware
Fraud
Attackers
Tricking
Accessing
Spamming
Security
Scamming
Cybercrimes
Cheating
Intercepting
Attack
Piracy
Cyberattacks
Cybercriminals
Tapping
Cyber
Encrypting
Crime
Rigging
Breaches
Copying
Downloading
Identity Theft
Social Engineering
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