Definitions for Hacker
ˈhæk ərhack·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hackernoun

   someone who plays golf poorly

2. hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunknoun

   a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

3. hackernoun

   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"

4. hack, drudge, hackernoun

   one who works hard at boring tasks

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hackernoun

   Something which hacks, a tool or device for hacking.

2. hackernoun

   Someone who hacks.

3. hackernoun

   one who is expert at programming and solving problems with a computer

4. hackernoun

   one who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data.

5. hackernoun

   a computer security professional

6. hackernoun

   one who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity, especially a sport such as golf or tennis.

7. hackernoun

   one who operates a taxicab

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hacker

   A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means. Though the term hacker has become associated in popular culture with a security hacker – someone who utilizes their technical know-how of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them – hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in legal situations. For example, law enforcement agencies sometimes use hacking techniques in order to collect evidence on criminals and other malicious actors. This could include using anonymity tools (such as a VPN, or the dark web) to mask their identities online, posing as criminals themselves. Likewise, covert world agencies can employ hacking techniques in the legal conduct of their work. On the other hand, hacking and cyber-attacks are used extra- and illegally by law enforcement and security agencies (conducting warrantless activities), and employed by state actors as a weapon of both legal and illegal warfare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hacker

   A hacker is a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data or systems. This individual leverages their skillset in coding and networking to exploit system vulnerabilities, create malicious software, breach networks or manipulate data. While the term is often associated with illegal activities, not all hackers have malicious intent. Ethical hackers, also known as white-hat hackers, use their skills to help companies and individuals strengthen their security measures. On the other hand, those who engage in hacking for malicious purposes or personal gain are usually referred to as black-hat hackers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hackernoun

   one who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hacker

   Hacker is a term that has been used to mean a variety of different things in computing. Depending on the context although, the term could refer to a person in any one of several distinct communities and subcultures: ⁕People committed to circumvention of computer security. This primarily concerns unauthorized remote computer break-ins via a communication networks such as the Internet, but also includes those who debug or fix security problems, and the morally ambiguous Grey hats. See Hacker. ⁕A community of enthusiast computer programmers and systems designers, originated in the 1960s around the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Tech Model Railroad Club and MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. This community is notable for launching the free software movement. The World Wide Web and the Internet itself are also hacker artifacts. The Request for Comments RFC 1392 amplifies this meaning as "[a] person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular." See Hacker. ⁕The hobbyist home computing community, focusing on hardware in the late 1970s and on software in the 1980s/1990s. The community included Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates and Paul Allen and created the personal computing industry. See Hacker.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hacker

   [originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. RFC1392, the Internet Users' Glossary, usefully amplifies this as: A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular. 2. One who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming. 3. A person capable of appreciating hack value. 4. A person who is good at programming quickly. 5. An expert at a particular program, or one who frequently does work using it or on it; as in ‘a Unix hacker’. (Definitions 1 through 5 are correlated, and people who fit them congregate.) 6. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. One might be an astronomy hacker, for example. 7. One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations. 8. [deprecated] A malicious meddler who tries to discover sensitive information by poking around. Hence password hacker, network hacker. The correct term for this sense is cracker.The term ‘hacker’ also tends to connote membership in the global community defined by the net (see the network. For discussion of some of the basics of this culture, see the How To Become A Hacker FAQ. It also implies that the person described is seen to subscribe to some version of the hacker ethic (see hacker ethic).It is better to be described as a hacker by others than to describe oneself that way. Hackers consider themselves something of an elite (a meritocracy based on ability), though one to which new members are gladly welcome. There is thus a certain ego satisfaction to be had in identifying yourself as a hacker (but if you claim to be one and are not, you'll quickly be labeled bogus). See also geek, wannabee.This term seems to have been first adopted as a badge in the 1960s by the hacker culture surrounding TMRC and the MIT AI Lab. We have a report that it was used in a sense close to this entry's by teenage radio hams and electronics tinkerers in the mid-1950s.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HACKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hacker is ranked #2642 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hacker surname appeared 13,625 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Hacker.
   
   93.8% or 12,790 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 249 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 213 total occurrences were Black.
   1.5% or 213 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 95 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 64 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Golfer
   • Programmer
   • Unskilled Person

How to pronounce Hacker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hacker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hacker in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hacker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Hacker in a Sentence

1. Aaron Brantly:

   Changing your password will just add one more roadblock to a potential hacker getting into your system.

2. Amit Ashbel:

   Once they manage a large hack they will always save something for a rainy day, the fact that these are now being sold online indicates to me more than anything else that the hacker needs cash and now is the time to pop out that old stash and sell to the highest bidder.

3. Ron Wyden:

   This rule change could potentially allow federal investigators to use one warrant to access millions of computers, and it would treat the victims of the hack the same as the hacker himself.

4. Jeremy Greene:

   The hacker said, ‘Look, I’m actually helping you. I’m putting your music out into the world,’.

5. Roger Stone:

   The inference that my now completely public exchange with a hacker Guccifer 2.0 who may or may not be a Russian agent somehow constitutes collusion is not true based on either the facts, on the actual texts which I released, or on the timing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hacker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hacker
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hacker
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Hacker
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Hacker
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html