单词 | hacker |
释义 | hacker (once / 1646 pages) 1n 2n 3n A hacker is a skilled computer programmer who uses her abilities to break into the computer systems of companies or organizations. While most people imagine a hacker as a bad guy who steals credit card information, destroys data, or is otherwise malicious and destructive, some hackers break into systems simply to test their security. There are so many hackers today that they've formed a true community and subculture. The earliest use of hacker is from 1983, from hack as "person hired to do routine work," although MIT students in the 1960's reportedly used the word hack to mean "creative prank." WORD FAMILYhacker: hackers+/hack: hacked, hacker, hacking, hacks USAGE EXAMPLESOr maybe even the code running an electrical grid, such as the one Russian hackers recently tried to infiltrate in Vermont. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) They’d be well advised to fire their Growth Hackers and start prioritizing intellectual integrity over content farming. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) “And it produces a lot of computer programmers. And this is the reason why there are a lot of Russian hackers.” New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism Syn|Hyper cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs terrorista radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities 2n a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm 2true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers Hyper coder, computer programmer, programmer, software engineer a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs n someone who plays golf poorly 3Hyper golf player, golfer, linksman someone who plays the game of golf n one who works hard at boring tasks Syn|Hypo|Hyper drudge, hack plodder, slogger someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours unskilled person a person who lacks technical training |
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