Hacking

/ˈhækɪŋ/ verb

Definition

gaining unauthorized access to computer systems; cutting roughly or crudely

Etymology

From 'hack' (to cut), extended to computing in 1960s MIT culture

Kelly Says

Computer 'hacking' got its name because early programmers would literally hack away at code, cutting and chopping until it worked!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መውጣጫ
ARالعربية
اختراق
BNবাংলা
হ্যাকিং
CACatalà
hacking
CSČeština
hackování
DADansk
hacking
DEDeutsch
Hacking
ELΕλληνικά
παραβίαση
ESEspañol
piratería
FAفارسی
هکربازی
FISuomi
hakkerointi
FRFrançais
piratage
GUGU
હેકિંગ
HAHA
damje
HEעברית
התקפה סייבר
HIहिन्दी
हैकिंग
HUMagyar
hackelés
IDBahasa Indonesia
peretasan
IGIG
igbu
ITItaliano
hacking
JA日本語
ハッキング
KKKK
хакерлік
KMKM
ការលួចលាក់
KO한국어
해킹
MRMR
हॅकिंग
MSBahasa Melayu
penggodaman
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်ခင်း
NLNederlands
hacking
NONorsk
hacking
PAPA
ਹੈਕਿੰਗ
PLPolski
hakowanie
PTPortuguês
hackeamento
RORomână
hacking
RUРусский
взлом
SVSvenska
hackning
SWKiswahili
kuachulia
TAதமிழ்
ஹ்যাக்கிங்
TEతెలుగు
హ్যాకింగ్
THไทย
แฮกกิ้ง
TLTL
pag-hack
TRTürkçe
hackleme
UKУкраїнська
хакування
URاردو
ہیکنگ
VITiếng Việt
tấn công
YOYO
alapadanu
ZH中文
黑客
ZUZU
ama-hacks

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