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hacker

Pronunciation: /ˈhakə/
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Definition of hacker

noun

  • 1a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.
  • informal an enthusiastic and skilful computer programmer or user.
  • 2a person or thing that hacks or cuts roughly.

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