Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer; also, a similar treatment of the faces of polishing-wheels with a sharp tool of a like kind.
- noun In masonry, the separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
- noun In gem-cutting, the cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders used in cutting and polishing gems.
- Short and interrupted: as, a hacking cough. Also
hacky . - noun In brick-making, piling bricks for drying.
- noun In pathology, the emission of a succession of short coughs.
- noun In massage, the act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Short and interrupted, broken, jerky;
hacky . - noun computing Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
- noun computing Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also
cracker . - noun pathology A dry
coughing ; the emission of a succession of short coughs. - noun sports, soccer, rugby A kick in the
shins . - noun massage The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
- noun UK, countable A riding or journey on
horseback . (Pluralhackings .) - noun obsolete The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn
grindstones with a hack-hammer. - noun obsolete, masonry The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
- noun obsolete The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
- noun obsolete The piling of bricks for drying.
- verb Present participle of
hack .
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As a computer enthusiast I initially 'brushed off' the term hacking being thrown around by the media.
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When you hear the term hacking, or hackathon, the first image that probably comes to mind is a handful of programmers staying up all night long, fueled by Mountain Dew and Twinkies, hacking away on laptops at arcane code.
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I do not know where the term hacking actually starts, nor does anyone else for that matter.
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I do not know where the term hacking actually starts, nor does anyone else for that matter.
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I do not know where the term hacking actually starts, nor does anyone else for that matter.
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Slide 4: The term hacking has a lot of different meanings.
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