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1. (n.) cracking
(in the distillation of petroleum) the process of breaking down complex hydrocarbons into simpler compounds with lower boiling points, as gasoline.
2. (adv.) cracking
extremely; unusually:
a cracking good race.
3. (adj.) cracking
done with precision; smart:
a cracking salute.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) crack, cracking, snap
a sudden sharp noise
"the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
2. (noun) fracture, crack, cracking
the act of cracking something
3. (adj) cracking
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
4. (adj) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. Cracking
of Crack
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Cracking
[very common] The act of breaking into a computer system; what a
cracker does. Contrary to widespread myth, this
does not usually involve some mysterious leap of hackerly brilliance, but
rather persistence and the dogged repetition of a handful of fairly
well-known tricks that exploit common weaknesses in the security of target
systems. Accordingly, most crackers are incompetent as hackers. This
entry used to say 'mediocre', but the spread of
rootkit and other automated cracking has
depressed the average level of skill among crackers.
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