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A '''hacker''' can be defined as a person who solves problems in clever ways, especially regarding [[computer]] [[programming]] and [[hardware]] [[engineering]].<ref>http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/meaning-of-hack.html</ref> The term is often used to denote a "[[security cracker]]", since hackers most frequently appear in the news involving computer security breaches.
A '''hacker''' is someone with skills in developing computer software or hardware. Hackers enjoy modifying these for extra functionality and/or performance.
 
They are often willing to do it for the sheer joy of it, or merely to receive the admiration and respect of their peers. Often, hackers are caught on Forums and message boards where they brag about their achievements and hacks. This has often been their downfall.
 
  
Hackers resent being lumped in with [[security cracker]]s, however such people can be both.
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Charlie Hebdo]]
'''Hackers''' is also the title of a 1995 film.<ref>http://imdb.com/title/tt0113243/</ref>
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Security hacker]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, September 8, 2017

A hacker can be defined as a person who solves problems in clever ways, especially regarding computer programming and hardware engineering.[1] The term is often used to denote a "security cracker", since hackers most frequently appear in the news involving computer security breaches.

See also

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