Meaning hacking
What does hacking mean? Here you find 20 meanings of the word hacking. You can also add a definition of hacking yourself

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Gaining unauthorized access to an account via phishing, password guessing, or session stealing. Usually this is followed by unauthorized posts from the account. Hacked accounts are sometimes referred [..]
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Chicks which are hatched in captivity are raised and released from cages where food is provided with little human contact until the birds can be released into the wild.
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The procedure of stacking brick in a kiln or a kiln car. Or, laying brick with the bottom edge set in from the plane surface of the wall.
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Unauthorized outside access to a computer or its internal software
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Using one's knowledge of computer programming to gain illegal or unauthorized access to a computer file or network.
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An activity in which someone breaks into someone else's computer system, bypasses passwords or licenses in computer programs; or in other ways intentionally breaches computer security. The end re [..]
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Pursuant to 50 CFR 21.3 [Title 50 -- Wildlife and Fisheries, Chapter I -- United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior], the term hacking is “the temporary release of a raptor h [..]
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The area covered by one or more wi-fi access points.
Source: budd-e.cybersmart.gov.au

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Hacking is the process of writing code for, or contributing code to, a piece of software.
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The act of circumventing security and breaking into an authorized location (a network, computer, file, etc.), usually with malicious intent.
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Definition: The word, hacking, is typically used today to describe the activities of individuals who break into computers and computer networks with the intention of gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or causing harm. Earlier in history, however, the term referred to an individual who was competent and skilled in working with radi [..]
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In home security hacking is when a stranger breaks into your network or home automation devices for the purpose of using the equipment illegally. This might be to spy on the owner, scare the owner as [..]
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Refers to the process of using computer skills, either positively or negatively, to explore software and system vulnerabilities.
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To kick an opponent's legs.
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Hacking is unauthorized intrusion into a computer or a network. The person engaged in hacking activities is generally referred to as a hacker. This hacker may alter system or security features to acco [..]
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The gaining of unauthorised access to networked computers.
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Also known as cracking
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Hacking is a broad term that describes all attempts to access or harm information assets without or in excess of authorization by thwarting logical security mechanisms. The three methods of hacking utilized most commonly in hacking breaches were exploitation of back doors or command/control functionality, exploitation of default or guessable creden [..]
Source: internetcrimefightersorg.com

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Accessing a computer without authorization with the intent to commit fraud or questionable activity.
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To kick an opponent’s legs.
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