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hack·er 1
(hăk′ər)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.
[Perhaps from hacker, amateurish or inept golfer or tennis player (possibly from hack), or perhaps from hack, practical joke, clever scheme (from dialectal hack, to embarrass, confuse, play a trick on).]
Word History: Computer programmers started using the word hacker in the 1960s as a positive term for a person of skillful programming ability. The usage probably derives from hack meaning "to chop," or from hacker, "an amateurish player, as at golf." As time went on, hacker became less positive, however. Already in the 1960s, engineering students at such universities as Cal Tech used the related noun hack to mean "an ingenious prank." Among the pranks that some computer programmers would engage in, of course, were break-ins into other computer systems. As such break-ins attracted national attention, the media seized upon the word hacker as the label for the perpetrators. Many programmers object to this usage, preferring to use the term cracker for a person who acts with malicious intent.
hack·er 2
(hăk′ər)n.
See hackie.
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hacker
(ˈhækə)n
1. (Computer Science) a person that hacks
2. (Computer Science) slang a computer fanatic, esp one who through a personal computer breaks into the computer system of a company, government, etc
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hack•er
(ˈhæk ər)n.
1. one that hacks.
2. a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill.
3. Slang.
a. a computer enthusiast who is esp. proficient in programming.
b. a computer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems.
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Noun 1. hacker - someone who plays golf poorly
2. hacker - a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
terrorist - a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities
3. hacker - 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"
coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer - a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs
4. hacker - one who works hard at boring tasks
unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
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Translations
قُرْصان الكُمْبيوتِر مُخْتَرِق الحواسيبهاوي حاسوب
hackerpočítačový fanoušek
hackernørd
hakkeri
haker
hekkerszámítógépkalóz
appassionato di informatica esperto informatico hacker pirata informatico pirata telematico d'informatica
ハッカー
해커
počítačový fanatikpočítačový pirát
heker
hackare
bilgisayar korsanıbilgisayar tutkunuhacker
tin tặc
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hacker
[ˈhækər] n (gaining illegal access to a computer system) → pirate mf informatique, pirate mf
(= computer enthusiast) → passionné(e) m/f des ordinateurs
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hacker
n (Comput) → Hacker(in) m(f)
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hack
(hӕk) verb1. to cut or chop up roughly. The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces. kap يَقْطَع، يَبْتُر насичам cortar rozsekat hacken hakke πελεκώ, πετσοκόβω cortar, tajar (tükkideks) raiuma بریدن؛ ساطور زدن hakata hacher לְקַצֵץ בִּפרָאוּת टुकडे़ करना rasjeci, komadati vagdal, felvág memotong-motong höggva; sarga, hjakka tagliare たたき切る 난도질하다 kapoti sacirst; sakapāt lapah hakken hakke rąbać, ciąć ه غير منظم ډول ټوټه كول ياپرې كول، خوږول، ټوخيدل لغتىوهل cortar a tăia; a ciopârţi разрубать rozsekať razsekati iseći hacka, skära สับ; เฉือน parçalamak 亂砍 рубати بوٹی بوٹی کر دینا chặt; đốn 乱砍
2. to cut (a path etc) roughly. He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle. kap يَشُقُّ طريقه пробивам си (път) abrir prosekat (si) hacken skære ανοίγω δρόμο με μαχαίρα abrirse paso a hachazos raiuma باز کردن raivata se tailler ... à coups de לַחתוֹך घुड़सवारी करना prosijecati, zasjeci (utat) vág merambah höggva tagliare, aprirsi un varco 切り開く 마구 자르다 prakirsti, prakapoti izcirst (ceļu) menebas hakken hogge ut rąbać پرانیستی abrir a(-şi) croi (un drum/o cale) прорубать (дорогу) presekať (si) izsekati (si) prokrčiti hugga [upp] เดินทางลัด zorlukla kendine yol açmak 劈出 вирубати جھاڑ جھنکاڑ کو ہٹا کر راستہ نکالنا phát quang cây cối để lấy đường đi 辟出
noun1. a rough cut made in something. He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk. keep قَطْع рязка corte zásek die Einkerbung hak πελέκημα, εγκοπή corte, tajo, machetazo, hachazo sälk بریدگی؛ شکاف viilto entaille לַחתוֹך בְּגָסוּת काट zasjek, trag udarca bevágás bacokan skora tacca 刻み目 마구 자르기 rantas, užkarpa, įpjova iecirtums; robs tetakan hak, inkeping hakk, blink, skår cięcie سوري corte crestătură зарубка zásek, zárez vsek usek hack, hugg, skåra การสับ çentik, kertik 砍痕 зарубка چیرا nhát chặt 砍痕
2. a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire. huurperd; taxi حِصان наемен кон cavalo/táxi nájemný kůň; taxi das Mietpferd, -auto udlejningshest; udlejningsbil ενοικιαζόμενο άλογο ή αυτοκίνητο caballo de alquiler; coche de alquiler üürihobune, takso اسب یا کالسکه یا تاکسی کرایه ای vuokraratsu, vuokra-auto cheval de selle; taxi סוס, מכונית להשכרה किराये का घोड़ा najmljeni konj, fijaker, taksi bérkocsi kuda, taksi leiguhestur; leigubíll cavallo; taxi 貸し馬 (車) 세놓은 말 nuomojamas arklys/automobilis zirgs; taksometrs kuda sewa gehuurd paard, gehuurde auto leiehest, leiebil koń/pojazd do wynajęcia دكريې اّس، زوړاّس، بيكار. ليكونكى ، ټيكسى ( موټر pileca/carro cal de călărie; taxi наёмная лошадь; машина напрокат kôň na prenájom; taxík jezdni konj; taksi konj za iznajmljivanje ridhäst, uthyrningshäst, taxi ม้าให้เช่า kiralık at/araba 出租馬匹,(美國)出租汽車 найманий екіпаж سواری کا گھوڑا ngựa, xe ô tô cho thuê 出租马车,(美国)出租汽车
ˈhacker noun1. a person who illegally gains access to information stored in other people's computers. kapper, kodebreker مُخْتَرِق الحواسيب хакер hacker hacker der Hacker hacker αυτός που "σπάει" προγράμματα υπολογιστών pirata informático kräkker دزد کامپیوتری hakkeri pirate informatique פּוֹרֵץ מַחשֵׁבִים गैरकानूनी रूप से अन्य लोगों के कंप्यूटरों में संग्रहीत जानकारी तक पहुंच हासिल करने वाला haker, osoba koja nastoji prodrijeti u zatvoreni kompjuterski sustav számítógépkalóz penyusup hacker, pirata informatico 他人のコンピューターシステムに不法に侵入する人 해커, 컴퓨터 침해자 kompiuterių piratas hakeris penggodam hacker, computerkraker datasnok haker كامپيوتري غل хэкер počítačový pirát heker haker hacker, hackare ผู้เจาะระบบเครือข่ายคอมพิวเตอร์ bilgisayar korsanı 電腦駭客 хакер, комп'ютерний зломник کمپیوٹر می محفوظ معلومات تک ناواجب طور سے رسائی حاصل کرنے والا kẻ xâm nhập máy tính bất hợp pháp 电脑黑客
2. a computer enthusiast. rekenaarfoendie, rekenaargoëlaar هاوي حاسوب компютърен ентусиаст hacker počítačový fanoušek der Computer-freak nørd λάτρης ηλεκτρονικών υπολογιστών maniático de la informática häkker کامپیوتر دوست tietokoneharrastaja fan d'informatique חוֹבֵב מַחשֵׁבִים कंप्यूटर को लेकर उत्साही kompjuterski entuzijast (fanatik) hekker penggemar komputer (appassionato d'informatica) コンピュターおたく 컴퓨터 심취자 kompiuterių aistruolis/fanatikas datorfans penggemar komputer computerfanaat datafrik د کمپیوتر سر مینه لرل компьютерный фанат počítačový fanatik računalniški entuziast računarski fanatik hacker, hackare, datanörd ผู้ทํางานอย่างหามรุ่งหามค่ํา (ทางคอมพิวเตอร์) bilgisayar tutkunu 電腦玩家 комп'ютерний експерт کمپیوٹر کا ماہر người say mê máy tính 电脑玩家
ˈhacking adjective (of a cough) rough and dry. He has had a hacking cough for weeks. droë hoes جاف وقاسٍ раздираш seco suchý trockener Husten, stoßweise gøende ξερός seco, áspero raiuv خشک و سخت kuiva sèche לְהִשתַעֵל שִׁיעוּל יָבֵש सूखा और खुरदुरा suh, trajan (kašalj) erős, száraz (köhögés) kering harður og þurr secco からせきの 마른 sausas (par klepu) sauss; rejošs batuk kering droge hoest tørr, gneldrende suchy وچ او ټوخی seco (d. tuse) seacă отрывистый и сухой suchý suh (kašelj) suv hackande ไอ kuru 短促乾咳的 сухий خشک khan (ho) 短促干咳的
ˈhacksaw noun a saw for cutting metals. ystersaag مِنْشار معادِن ножовка serra pilka na kov die Metallsäge nedstryger σιδεροπρίονο sierra para metales rauasaag اره آهن بر metallisaha scie à métaux מַסוֹר מַתֶכֶת धातु काटने की आरी pila za metal fémfűrész gergaji besi járnsög seghetto 弓のこ (금속을 절단하는) 활톱 metalo pjūklas metālzāģis gergaji besi ijzerzaag baufil, metallsag piła د آهن اره serra bomfaier ножовка pílka na kov kovinska žaga ručna testera bågfil เลื่อยตัดโลหะ demir testeresi 鋼鋸 ножівка دھات کاٹنے کی آری cưa kim loại 钢锯
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hacker
→ قُرْصان الكُمْبيوتِر hacker hacker Hacker χάκερ pirata informático hakkeri pirate informatique haker pirata informatico ハッカー 해커 hacker hacker haker hacker , pirata informático хакер hackare ผู้ที่ชํานาญในการใช้เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ในทางที่ผิดกฎหมาย hacker tin tặc 电脑黑客Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009