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When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

Meaning of "hacking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HACKING

hacking  [ˈhækɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HACKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hacking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HACKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hacking

Hacking may refer to: ▪ Computer hacking, including the following types of activity: ▪ Hacker, activity within the computer programmer subculture ▪ Hacker, to access computer networks, legally or otherwise ▪ Computer crime ▪ Phone hacking, the practice of intercepting telephone calls or voicemail messages without the consent of the phone's owner ▪ Illegal taxicab operation ▪ Pleasure riding, horseback riding for purely recreational purposes ▪ Shin-kicking, an English martial art ▪ The act of stealing jokes ▪ Hacking, an area within Hietzing, a municipal district of Vienna, Austria ▪ Roof and tunnel hacking, a type of urban exploration...

Definition of hacking in the English dictionary

The definition of hacking in the dictionary is harsh, dry, and spasmodic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HACKING


attacking
əˈtækɪŋ
backing
ˈbækɪŋ
backpacking
ˈbækpækɪŋ
barebacking
ˈbeəbækɪŋ
cracking
ˈkrækɪŋ
fast-tracking
ˈfɑːstˌtrækɪŋ
fracking
ˈfrækɪŋ
hijacking
ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ
meatpacking
ˈmiːtpækɪŋ
packing
ˈpækɪŋ
racking
ˈrækɪŋ
ransacking
ˈrænsækɪŋ
sacking
ˈsækɪŋ
smacking
ˈsmækɪŋ
stacking
ˈstækɪŋ
tacking
ˈtækɪŋ
tracking
ˈtrækɪŋ
unpacking
ʌnˈpækɪŋ
whacking
ˈwækɪŋ
wisecracking
ˈwaɪzkrækɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HACKING

hackbolt
hackbut
hackbuteer
hackbutter
hacked off
hackee
hacker
hackerazzi
hackery
hackette
hackie
hacking coat
hacking cough
hacking jacket
hackle
hackle fly
hackler
hackles
hacklet
hackly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HACKING

banking
blocking
checking
clicking
docking
fucking
kicking
knocking
lacking
licking
locking
mocking
overclocking
picking
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of hacking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HACKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hacking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hacking

Translation of «hacking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HACKING

Find out the translation of hacking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hacking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hacking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piratería
570 millions of speakers

English

hacking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हैकिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرصنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взлом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hackear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্যাকিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piratage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggodaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hacking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハッキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해킹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hacking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹேக்கிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´hacking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hacking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

взлом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hacking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hacking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inbraak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hacking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hacking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hacking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HACKING»

The term «hacking» is very widely used and occupies the 12.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HACKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hacking

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10 QUOTES WITH «HACKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hacking.
1
Heather Brooke
If Anonymous and Lulzsec are the id of hacking, then physical hackerspaces are the heart of the higher-minded hacking ideals: freedom of information, meritocracy of ideas, a joy of learning and anti-authoritarianism.
2
Steve Coogan
Hacking into a victim of crime's phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have.
3
Anthony J. D'Angelo
When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.
4
Dorothy Denning
Further, the next generation of terrorists will grow up in a digital world, with ever more powerful and easy-to-use hacking tools at their disposal.
5
Mick Ebeling
That's what we're focusing on at Not Impossible Labs, looking at problems or needs that can be solved through hacking, modding, programming, whatever, so it helps one person first but has the potential to help many others.
6
J. F. C. Fuller
Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body.
7
Evan Glodell
It was a hobby I got into a long time ago, hacking cameras. I was able to make my own using different lenses.
8
Dan Kaminsky
It is a fairly open secret that almost all systems can be hacked, somehow. It is a less spoken of secret that such hacking has actually gone quite mainstream.
9
Li Keqiang
China not only does not support hacking but also opposes it.
10
Caroline Knapp
American companies spend more than $200 billion each year hacking women's bodies into bits and pieces, urging comparisons between self and other, linking value to air-brushed ideals, and as the girls in my seventh-grade class graduated to high school and beyond, the imagery around us would only grow more specific, more pummeling, more insidious.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HACKING»

Discover the use of hacking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hacking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation
An introduction to hacking describes the techniques of computer hacking, covering such topics as stack-based overflows, format string exploits, network security, cryptographic attacks, and shellcode.
Jon Erickson, 2008
2
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
This book helps people find sensitive information on the Web.
Johnny Long, 2011
3
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
The skilled, malicious social engineer is a weapon, nearly impossible to defend against. This book covers, in detail, the world's first framework for social engineering.
Christopher Hadnagy, 2010
4
The Social Construction of What?
Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced research on new weapons influences not the content but the form of science.
Ian Hacking, 1999
5
Historical Ontology
The focus of this volume, which collects both recent and now-classic essays, is the historical emergence of concepts and objects, through new uses of words and sentences in specific settings, and new patterns or styles of reasoning within ...
Ian Hacking, 2004
6
Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism
Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies.
Tim Jordan, 2008
7
Practical Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures
This book shows how an attack is conceptualized, formulated, and performed.
Mark D. Spivey, 2006
8
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical ...
Most newcomers are confused about how they can learn to use hacking tools without breaking the law or attacking unauthorized targets. This is most often accomplished through the creation of a personal “hacking lab”. A hacking lab is a  ...
Patrick Engebretson, 2013
9
Hardware Hacking: Have Fun while Voiding your Warranty
"If I had this book 10 years ago, the FBI would never have found me!" -- Kevin Mitnick This book has something for everyone---from the beginner hobbyist with no electronics or coding experience to the self-proclaimed "gadget geek.
Joe Grand, Kevin D. Mitnick, Ryan Russell, 2004
10
Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense
This Web hacking volume extends the Hacking Exposed legacy into the terrain of Web vulnerabilities and attacks.
Stuart McClure, Saumil Shah, Shreeraj Shah, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HACKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hacking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hacking Team Used Spammer Tricks to Resurrect Spy Network
Last week, hacktivists posted online 400 GB worth of internal emails, documents and other data stolen from Hacking Team, an Italian security ... «Krebs on Security, Jul 15»
2
Facebook calls for end to Flash as Firefox blocks it over hacking holes
The moves come following a series of vulnerabilities in Flash being actively exploited, including those exposed by the Hacking Team ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Experts Find A Third Hacking Team Flash Exploit, Call For An End …
TrendMicro has posted yet another 0day AKA urgent Flash hole that could put your data at risk. The Hacking Team, a group of professional ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
4
South Korean spy agency admits to purchase of hacking tech
National Intelligence Service chief Lee Byoung Ho told legislators in a closed-door briefing that the agency bought hacking programs from an ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
5
Internet Of Things Hacking Village Debuts At DEF CON
Apple network storage, Fitbit, a fridge, blood pressure monitor and a HappyCow toy are all fair game in the IoT hacking Village network. «Dark Reading, Jul 15»
6
No Information Lost in Hacking of Antrix Website: Isro
Isro Chairman Dr A S Kiran Kumar Tuesday said there was no information loss following the alleged hacking of the website of the space ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
7
Hacking Team Tried To Break Tor Anonymity Network; Spy …
The massive data breach that dumped 400 gigabytes of secret information about the Hacking Team revealed that the Italian cyber arms dealer ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
8
Tour de France: Sir Dave Brailsford has Team Sky hacking concerns
Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford is concerned his team have been the victims of computer hacking by critics convinced Tour de France ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
9
Hacking series 'Mr. Robot' could be the show of our times
The perils of hacking, especially when it involves social justice, is one of the fundamental aspects of the show. Hacking is portrayed as being a ... «SiliconANGLE, Jul 15»
10
Sony Hacking Lawsuit Claims ID Theft Already Happening To Ex …
Thousands of dollars in unauthorized credit card charges, attempts to open accounts under their names, and personal data showing up all over ... «Deadline, Jul 15»

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