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| − | To '''hack''' means to chop roughly. It is also used to denote the illegal computer activities known as [[hacking]]. | + | To '''hack''' means to chop roughly. It is also used to denote the often illegal computer activities of system penetration known as [[hacking]]. |
'''Hack''' is also a slang term for a low-grade, unprincipled person, often a writer or journalist. This usage is taken from an earlier usage in which a hack was a hired [[horse]]. Such animals were normally of poor quality. | '''Hack''' is also a slang term for a low-grade, unprincipled person, often a writer or journalist. This usage is taken from an earlier usage in which a hack was a hired [[horse]]. Such animals were normally of poor quality. | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, September 8, 2017
To hack means to chop roughly. It is also used to denote the often illegal computer activities of system penetration known as hacking.
Hack is also a slang term for a low-grade, unprincipled person, often a writer or journalist. This usage is taken from an earlier usage in which a hack was a hired horse. Such animals were normally of poor quality.