Someone who attempts to access secure information over the internet without permission - or someone who likes to customise or recycle computer equipment to invent new things.

An individual who attempts to gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

1 computing someone who uses a computer to connect to other people’s computers secretly and often illegally, so that they can find or change informationSynonyms and related words People who work [..]

early 13c. (as a surname), "a chopper, cutter," perhaps also "one who makes hacking tools," agent noun from hack (v.1). Meaning "one who gains unauthorized access to computer [..]

A person with technical expertise who experiments with computer systems to determine how to develop additional features. Hackers are occasionally requested by system administrators to try and break into systems via a network to test security. The term hacker is sometimes incorrectly used interchangeably with cracker. A hacker is called a white hat [..]

A popular term for someone who accesses computer information either legally or illegally.

1. An expert computer programmer. 2. A knowledgeable but disruptive computer user.

(also "chop, chopper, duffer, hack") a (usually) erratic and unskilled golfer whose technique is characterized by arm and hand oriented hitting at the ball rather than smooth swingin [..]

When used in golf, hacker is a vernacular term for a poor golf player. The expression is more derogatory than for example duffer, even if duffer refers to similar golf skills. The origin of the term is probably a bad golfer “hacking” his way up to the hole and thereby for example creating several huge divots on the golf course.

Hacker is another name for duffer, although, hacker applies to an individual golfer as an insult. Hacker is a bit stronger player than a duffer.

(aka: "hack", "duffer", "chop", "chopper") a golfer of very low skill who scores poorly and likely takes many divots. A golfer w [..]

A person attempting to play golf but has no care or concern about the course or for other players. A really bad duffer

Describes a player of lesser ability, slang. Carried negative connotations.

A bad golfer. A chili-dipper connoisseur. One who makes friends with bunkers.

A terrible golfer. A person who hacks

An unskilled golfer. Same as "duffer"

An unskilled golfer.

Definition Originally, a Hacker was defined as one who is enthusiastic about computers, whether that be programming or getting into the guts of a computer to see how it works. In the past being referr [..]

A person who makes lots of bad shots.

A person who breaks into, or attempts to break into, or use, a computer network or system without authorization , often at random, for personal amusement or gratification, and not necessarily with malicious intent. 2. [An] unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99] 3. A technically sophisticated co [..]

[originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] n. 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefe [..]

A poor golfer.

Someone who secretly reaches information on someone else's computer system so that they can look at, use, or change it.

WebGuest Dictionary An expert programmer who uses his skills to break into computer systems or networks just for the fun of it, or to expose security risks. Unlike a cracker , a real hacker doesn't want to harm anybody or anything.

A slang term for a computer enthusiast, i.e., a person who enjoys learning programming languages and computer systems and can often be considered an expert on the subject(s). Among professional progra [..]

A slang term for a person with extensive knowledge of computers and computing who uses his skills to access supposedly secure computer systems for the intellectual challenge such activities provide. T [..]

1) According to The New Hacker's Dictionary a hacker is a clever computer programmer, who does not necessarily engage in illegal activities. 2) In the media, a Hacker refers to a person who illeg [..]

Slang term for a technically sophisticated computer user who enjoys exploring computer systems and programs, sometimes to the point of obsession.

A person who spends their time trying to gain access to information stored on other people's computers all around the world. Some hackers are just harmless browsing types, but other have more inv [..]

someone involved in computer security/insecurity, specializing in the discovery of exploits in systems (for exploitation or prevention), or in obtaining or preventing unauthorized access to systems th [..]

Hacker is a slang term for a technically sophisticated computer user who enjoys exploring computer systems and programs, sometimes to the point of obsession.

Someone who enjoys exploring computer systems. It doesn't always mean an illegal hacker, as the Press seem to think.

A person who uses the Internet to break into a computer or computer network without authorization, often causing damage.

is commonly used pejoratively to describe a malicious person who gains unauthorized access to computer systems with criminal intent, but is also used positively by the coding community as a term of re [..]

Hacker is a person who breaks into computers and computer networks with or without criminal intent. The term originally denoted a skilled programmer, particularly one skilled in machine code and with [..]

derogatory: Someone who electronically breaks into other people’s computers to steal secrets or vandalise. laudatory: Someone who understand the inner most working of computer software and hardware an [..]

Hacker, in general computing terms means to cleverly solve programming problems. It is not necessarily associated with intruders breaking into remote computer systems via communication networks (a.k.a [..]

Someone who attempts to gain unauthorized access to a computer system, often for fraudulent purposes.

A clever programmer.

When a person gets into your computer or your online accounts without your permission.

A highly skilled computer programmer. Often confused with the term Cracker which is the same as a hacker, but with malicious/illegal intent.

Someone who exploits security holes in technology for any purpose. Home Page or Homepage.

The term “hacker” generally refers to any person who enjoys understanding, modifying, and exploring programmable systems, particularly computers and computer systems. “Hacker” has been used to describ [..]

Someone who accesses a computer illegally or without authorisation.

Hacker refers to two types of programmers. Either to someone who is an adherent of the programming subculture, or a person whose aim is to conduct criminal activity through computing.

A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular. The term is often misused in a pejorative context, where "cracker

An individual who attempts to gain unauthorized access to an information system 

(n) someone who plays golf poorly(n) a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism(n) a programmer for whom computing is [..]

Anybody who understands computers more than you do.

A computer user who illegally visits networked computers to look around or cause harm.

A hacker is someone who is able to manipulate the inner workings of computers, information, and technology. Consider Arthur C. Clark's Third Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology i [..]

originally any skilled person who enjoyed tinkering with computers. Now the term usually refers to people who maliciously attempt to break the security of a network or computer. Such black-hat hackers

"A SAIL hacker". (Definitions 1 to 5 are correlated, and people who fit them congregate.) 6. A malicious or inquisitive meddler who tries to discover information by poking around. Hence &quo [..]

1. One who is knowledgeable about computers and creative in computer programming, usually implying the ability to program in assembly language or low-level languages. A hacker can mean an expert progr [..]

A hacker is an individual that uses illicit system access methods and exploits to gain access to computer systems and networks, often for the purpose of sabotage and theft.

Someone who violates computer security for malicious reasons, kudos or personal gain.

  An individual whose primary aim in life is to penetrate the security defences of large, sophisticated, computer systems. A truly skilled hacker can penetrate a system right to the core, and withdraw again, without leaving a trace of the activity. Fortunately such individuals are relatively rare, (although the numbers are growing), and the majorit [..]

A hacker is an unauthorised user who seeks to exploit weaknesses in a computer system or network, often in order to gain access to sensitive information.

Slang term for a computer enthusiast or unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.

A computer criminal who tries to get access to a computer system without authorization.

An individual who attempts to break into a computer without authorization.

In computer security, a hacker is someone with a strong interest in understanding and manipulating computer systems, and specialises in work with the security mechanisms for these systems. Nowadays, it is most commonly used by the mass media to refer to a person who maliciously uses computer knowledge to gain unauthorised access and cause damage to [..]

A computer criminal who tries to get access to a computer system without authorization.

A individual who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary or secured computer systems and data.

A programmer who tries to gain unauthorized access to a computer by breaking the security setting without the user's knowledge. If the hacker gains access, he can steal information or install unw [..]

Person with a strong interest in computers who enjoys learning and experimenting with them. Hackers are usually very talented, smart people who understand computers better than others. The term is oft [..]

Hackers use devices to gain unauthorised access to information with the intention of misusing it, often for personal financial gain.

A hacker is an individual whose primary aim in life is to penetrate the security defenses of large, sophisticated, computer systems. A truly skilled hacker can penetrate a system right to the core and [..]

A hacker is someone who has the technical capability to intentionally breach or "hack" into a computer system to steal confidential information or to cause damage to a computer or whole netw [..]

A person who tries to gain unauthorized access to a computer system. Hackers are known to modify computer programs and security systems that protect home and office computers.

Generally this refers to someone who gains unauthorised access to a computer system or network. This is most often through a weakness in the system.

One who hacks the problem (gets the job done, come what may). To fail at something, or to SNIVEL out of it, is to be a non-hacker.

A hacker utilizes alternative system access methods to sabotage computer systems and networks. Hacking actions are differentiated as illegal and unacceptable (black/grey hat hacking), or legal and acc [..]

Someone who is brilliantly persistent in solving technical problems, whether these involve golfing, fighting orcs, or programming. Hacker is a neutral term, morally speaking. Good hackers are not to be confused with evil crackers or clueless script kiddies. If you confuse them, we will presume that you are either evil or clueless.

a term sometimes used to describe a person who pursues knowledge of computer and security systems for its own sake; sometimes used to describe a person who breaks into computer systems for the purpose [..]

Someone who is brilliantly persistent in solving technical problems, whether these involve golfing, fighting orcs, or programming. Hacker is a neutral term, morally speaking. Good hackers are not to b [..]

but knows just enough to run canned scripts. A cargo-cult

A person or group that gains access to secured computer networks for pleasure or challenge, sometimes to steal information or to sabotage the system.

A golfer who is not very skilled. Same as a duffer.

Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.

A hacker is the term to describe an unauthorized individual w ho attempts to or gains access to computer or network. Hackers use a number of different techniques including 'brute-force' and 'social engineering' to gain access.

A computer criminal who tries to get access to a computer system without authorization.

A person who tries to gain unauthorized access to a computer system. Hackers are known to modify computer programs and security systems that protect home and office computers.

A hacker is a very skilled, curious, experimental programmer. A hack is an unorthodox, often elegant, solution to a programming problem. See criminal hacker.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data, or a person who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or network.

(computer) hacker

A computer hacker is a computer expert who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a certain goal, or overcome a certain obstacle, within a computerized system. Whilst the term "hacker" can refer to [..]

Hacker is a card game (not a trading card game) for 3–6 players published by Steve Jackson Games (SJG) in 1992.

Hacker is a 1985 video game by Activision. It was designed by Steve Cartwright and released for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, MS-DOS, MSX2, [..]

A hacker is a highly skilled computer expert, including: Security hacker, someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer networkHacker may also refer to:

The hacker culture is a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations of software systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes. The act of engagin [..]

Hacker is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alan Hacker (1938–2012), English clarinetist Alf Hacker (1912–1970), Australian rules footballer Andrew Hacker (born 1929), American politic [..]