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Definition of Hack / hacker

An expert programmer who likes to spend a lot of time figuring out the finer details of computer systems or networks, as opposed to those who learn only the minimum necessary.

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Other definitions of Hack / hacker

Term used to describe the unauthorised access of a computer as a means to gain information that the hacker is not entitled to or to access services and facilities for malicious purposes.

Computer Science

Originally used to describe a computer enthusiast who pushed a system to its highest performance through clever programming. More commonly it is becoming synonymous with ‘cracker’ which is used to describe people who break into secured computer systems.

Computer Science