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hack·er
 hacker
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- pronunciation:
- hae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(informal) someone who is expert at correcting computer programs and is seen as a person interested only in computers.
The hackers at school spend all their free time in the computer lab. |
| definition 2: |
someone who is able to use a computer to get into carefully protected computer systems owned by a government, business, or individual.
A hacker broke into the teacher's computer files and stole the answers to the history exam. |
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