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hacker definition

hacker (hak′ər)

noun

  1. a person who hacks (see hack)
  2. an unskilled golfer, tennis player, etc.
    1. an adept or highly skilled computer enthusiast or programmer
    2. a computer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to files in various systems

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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