hacker
n.
(Computers) one who loves computers, one who knows a lot about computers, computer freak; one who illegally breaks into computer systems
Hacker
This article is about computer hacking. For other uses, see
Hacker (disambiguation) and
Hacking. Hacker has several common meanings, the unifying characteristic of which is only that it refers to a person who is an avid computer
enthusiast. It is most commonly used as a
pejorative by the
mass media to refer to a person who engages in illegal
computer cracking, which is its original meaning, but it can also refer to people engaged in ethical hacking, to the members of the open source and free software community or to home computer hobbyists.
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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
Hacker (der)
n.
hacker, one who loves computers, one who knows a lot about computers, computer freak; cracker, one who breaks into computer systems through illegal methods
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