HACKER


Meaning of HACKER in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a computer hacker (= someone who tries to break into a computer system )

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

young

There is also a shortage of adventurous money men prepared to back young hackers with bright ideas.

■ NOUN

computer

But will an obligation of confidence attach to a computer hacker ?

In principle, this is very similar to the position of a computer hacker .

Whether or not this is true, other computer pundits warn that fear of enforcement will drive computer hackers underground.

Computer hackers A computer hacker is a person who gains access to a computer system without permission.

However, computer hackers might also be liable under the law of confidence, depending on the circumstances.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Hackers broke into the Pentagon's security system last night.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A hacker , apparently based in St Petersburg, had been accessing Microsoft's internal systems for a number of days.

Computing becomes an end in itself as the fledgling hacker gets sucked into the loop between the human and the computer.

Even if the only thing hackers are stealing is free telephone service.

I should like to know whether there are any occupational diseases to which hackers are prone.

It turned out that a hacker had been masquerading as Weiss online.

Originally, heroes at Apple were the hackers and engineers who created the products.

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