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hackera person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhækər/

Korean meaning: 컴퓨터를 이용해 무단으로 데이터에 접근하는 사람

Korean pronunciation: 해-커 (강세: 해)

Example Sentences

  • The teenage hacker turned his bedroom into a mission control center with six monitors.
  • She hired a hacker to recover her forgotten password, which turned out to be '123456'.
  • The company's cybersecurity team includes former hackers who know how attackers think.

hacker

NOUN

//ˈhækər//

a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

hacker concept
💡 Concept

Gaining unauthorized computer access

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hacker rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Use the tracker to stop the hacker and attacker!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhækər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhækə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Roothack
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Origin

1960년대 MIT에서 컴퓨터를 능숙하게 다루는 사람을 뜻하는 말로 시작되었으나, 1980년대부터 불법적인 컴퓨터 침입자라는 부정적 의미가 강해졌습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

packertrackerattacker
packer
tracker
attacker

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teenage hacker turned his bedroom into a mission control center with six monitors.

😄 Fun example

She hired a hacker to recover her forgotten password, which turned out to be '123456'.

The company's cybersecurity team includes former hackers who know how attackers think.

😄 Fun example

The hacker's coffee addiction was so severe that he coded a program to automatically order espresso every two hours.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

cybercriminalprogrammercodercracker

Antonyms

defenderprotectorguard

Related

malwarevirusfirewallencryptioncybersecurityprogrammingdatabase