Contents

• 1 Computers and technology
• 2 Sports
• 3 Places
• 4 Games
• 5 People
• 6 Mass media
• 7 Slang
• 8 Other uses
• 9 See also

Computers and technology

• Hack (computer security) v., Originally derived from verb HACK, "To cut into repeatedly and/or irregularly," for usage as a Slang Term or Jargon for the act of breaking into (hacking into) computers and computer networks which has been adopted as a common term in Computer Science
• Hacker (term) n., Typically used for: a person who uses a computer or other devices to hack into another computer with or with out a password; one who engages in a variety of illegal activities by means of unauthorized entry using a computer and/or related devices, either directly breaking into a computer or through a computer network into other computers using various software methods; a hacker can be a person who is assigned to test software products for a computer company by using a computer, devices and other various methods
• Hack (computer science), an inelegant but effective solution to a computing problem - (loosely used)
• Hack (programmer subculture), participation in a computer programmer subculture
• Hack (hobby), heavy modification of the software or hardware of one's own computer system - (loosely used)
• Life hack, productivity techniques used by programmers to solve everyday problems
• What the Hack, a hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands
• ROM hacking, the process of modifying a video game's program image
• MIT hack, a clever, benign, and ethical prank or practical joke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sports

• Hack (falconry), training method for young falcons
• Hack (horse), an animal used for pleasure riding, as well as the verb form (hacking, to hack) for the activity
  • Show hack, a type of show horse and type of competition
  • Hunter hack, a horse show event
• Hack, a piece of equipment used for traction in the sport of curling
• Hack, a goal in a game of Hacky Sack, or the footbag circle kicking game
• Hack, an alternative term for a foul in football

Places

• Hack Circle, an amphitheatre in Christchurch, New Zealand

Games

• Hack (Unix video game), written in 1982
• .hack, a Japanese multimedia franchise
  • .hack (video game series), a four game series for the PlayStation 2
• Hack and slash, a genre of video game or a type of gameplay

People

• Dave Hack (born 1972), Canadian Football League offensive lineman
• Dorothy Weisel Hack (1910–1963), American amateurtennis player
• Edward Hack (1913–1987), English cricketer
• Franz Hack (1917–1978)
• Hack Eibel (1893–1945), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Hack Miller (1894–1971), professional outfielder baseball player
• Hack Schumann (1884–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Hack Simmons (1885–1942), Major League Baseball player
• Hack Simpson (1909–1978), Canadian Olympic ice hockey player
• Hack Spencer (1885–1969), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Hack Wilson (1900–1948), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Hermann Josef Hack (born 1956), German artist
• Jefferson Hack (born 1971), journalist and magazine editor
• John Barton Hack (1805–1884), settler in South Australia
• Margherita Hack (born 1922), Italian astrophysicist
• Maria Hack (1777–1844), English writer
• Olivia Hack (born 1983), American voice actress
• Petra Hack (born 1970), German model
• Richard Hack (born 1951), American writer
• Sabine Hack (born 1969), German tennis player
• Shelley Hack (born 1947), American supermodel and actress
• Stan Hack (1909–1979), American third baseman and manager
• Woofer HACK Supercoach Hack

Mass media

• Hack (American TV series), a CBS television series
• Hack (album), a 1990 album by Information Society
• Hack (radio program), a current affairs program on Australian radio network Triple J
• Hack! (film), a 2007 film starring Danica McKellar
• Hack (comics), a Marvel Comics Universe mutant character

Slang

• Hack, American slang for a taxi or cab driver, derived from Hackney carriage
• Hack, prison slang referring to a prison guard
• Hack, slang term for a caboose
• Hack, slang for coughing
• Hack, to aggressively cut something with a bladed instrument
• Hack, slang for a motorcycle sidecar.

Other uses

• Hack writer, a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or books
• Hack (comedy), a joke, or premise for a joke, that is considered obvious, frequently used, and/or stolen.
• Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
• Roof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces
• Political hack, a person who devotes him/herself to party-political machinations

See also

• Hacks (disambiguation)
• Hacker (disambiguation)
• Hacking (disambiguation)

Verb

1. To chop or cut down in a rough manner.

   They hacked the brush down and made their way through the jungle.

   • 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6

     Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded to cut his finger. Undaunted he continued his experiments, finding that he could hack and hew splinters of wood from the table and chairs with this new toy.

2. To cough noisily.

   This cold is awful. I can't stop hacking.

3. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.

   Can you hack it out here with no electricity or running water?

4. (slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to a computer system (e.g. website) or network by manipulating code; a crack.
5. (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.

   He can hack like no one else and make the program work as expected.

6. (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that is inelegant or that makes the program harder to maintain.

   I hacked in a fix for this bug, but we'll still have to do a real fix later.

7. To work on an intimately technical level.

   I'm currently hacking distributed garbage collection.

8. (ice hockey) To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.

   He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.

9. (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.

   There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.

10. (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.

    He went to the batter's box hacking.

11. To strike in a frantic movement.
    • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

      Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.

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