hack
n. gash, cut, notch; dry cough; one who compromises his artistic integrity for money (i.e. artist or writer); one who works only for money; old horse; hired horse; taxi; hackney; taxi driver v. cut, gash, chop; operate a taxicab; ride (a horse); cough dryly; tolerate, handle; write new computer programs; illegally access a computer system | ||||
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Hack Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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hack
<jargon> 1. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.
2. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed.
3. To bear emotionally or physically. "I can't hack this heat!"
4. To work on something (typically a program). In an immediate sense: "What are you doing?" "I'm hacking TECO." In a general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do around here?" "I hack TECO." More generally, "I hack "foo"" is roughly equivalent to ""foo" is my major interest (or project)". "I hack solid-state physics." See Hacking X for Y.
5. To pull a prank on. See hacker.
6. To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way. "Whatcha up to?" "Oh, just hacking."
7. Short for hacker.
8. See nethack.
9. (MIT) To explore the basements, roof ledges, and steam tunnels of a large, institutional building, to the dismay of Physical Plant workers and (since this is usually performed at educational institutions) the Campus Police. This activity has been found to be eerily similar to playing adventure games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Zork. See also vadding.
See also neat hack, real hack.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
<jargon> 1. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.
2. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed.
3. To bear emotionally or physically. "I can't hack this heat!"
4. To work on something (typically a program). In an immediate sense: "What are you doing?" "I'm hacking TECO." In a general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do around here?" "I hack TECO." More generally, "I hack "foo"" is roughly equivalent to ""foo" is my major interest (or project)". "I hack solid-state physics." See Hacking X for Y.
5. To pull a prank on. See hacker.
6. To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way. "Whatcha up to?" "Oh, just hacking."
7. Short for hacker.
8. See nethack.
9. (MIT) To explore the basements, roof ledges, and steam tunnels of a large, institutional building, to the dismay of Physical Plant workers and (since this is usually performed at educational institutions) the Campus Police. This activity has been found to be eerily similar to playing adventure games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Zork. See also vadding.
See also neat hack, real hack.
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-26)
hack mode
<jargon> Engaged in hacking. A Zen-like state of total focus on The Problem that may be achieved when one is hacking (this is why every good hacker is part mystic). Ability to enter such concentration at will correlates strongly with wizardliness; it is one of the most important skills learned during larval stage. Sometimes amplified as "deep hack mode".
Being yanked out of hack mode (see priority interrupt) may be experienced as a physical shock, and the sensation of being in hack mode is more than a little habituating. The intensity of this experience is probably by itself sufficient explanation for the existence of hackers, and explains why many resist being promoted out of positions where they can code. See also cyberspace.
Some aspects of hackish etiquette will appear quite odd to an observer unaware of the high value placed on hack mode. For example, if someone appears at your door, it is perfectly okay to hold up a hand (without turning one's eyes away from the screen) to avoid being interrupted. One may read, type, and interact with the computer for quite some time before further acknowledging the other's presence (of course, he or she is reciprocally free to leave without a word). The understanding is that you might be in hack mode with a lot of delicate state in your head, and you dare not swap that context out until you have reached a good point to pause. See also juggling eggs.
[Jargon File]
(1996-07-31)
| Jargon File |
hack
[very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well. 2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed. 3. vt. To bear emotionally or physically. "I can't hack this heat!" 4. vt. To work on something (typically a program). In an immediate sense: "What are you doing?" "I'm hacking TECO." In a general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do around here?" "I hack TECO." More generally, "I hack `foo'" is roughly equivalent to "`foo' is my major interest (or project)". "I hack solid-state physics." See Hacking X for Y . 5. vt. To pull a prank on. See sense 2 and hacker (sense 5). 6. vi. To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way. "Whatcha up to?" "Oh, just hacking." 7. n. Short for hacker . 8. See nethack . 9. [MIT] v. To explore the basements, roof ledges, and steam tunnels of a large, institutional building, to the dismay of Physical Plant workers and (since this is usually performed at educational institutions) the Campus Police. This activity has been found to be eerily similar to playing adventure games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Zork . See also vadding .
Constructions on this term abound. They include `happy hacking' (a farewell), `how's hacking?' (a friendly greeting among hackers) and `hack, hack' (a fairly content-free but friendly comment, often used as a temporary farewell). See also neat hack , real hack .
[very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well. 2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed. 3. vt. To bear emotionally or physically. "I can't hack this heat!" 4. vt. To work on something (typically a program). In an immediate sense: "What are you doing?" "I'm hacking TECO." In a general (time-extended) sense: "What do you do around here?" "I hack TECO." More generally, "I hack `foo'" is roughly equivalent to "`foo' is my major interest (or project)". "I hack solid-state physics." See Hacking X for Y . 5. vt. To pull a prank on. See sense 2 and hacker (sense 5). 6. vi. To interact with a computer in a playful and exploratory rather than goal-directed way. "Whatcha up to?" "Oh, just hacking." 7. n. Short for hacker . 8. See nethack . 9. [MIT] v. To explore the basements, roof ledges, and steam tunnels of a large, institutional building, to the dismay of Physical Plant workers and (since this is usually performed at educational institutions) the Campus Police. This activity has been found to be eerily similar to playing adventure games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Zork . See also vadding .
Constructions on this term abound. They include `happy hacking' (a farewell), `how's hacking?' (a friendly greeting among hackers) and `hack, hack' (a fairly content-free but friendly comment, often used as a temporary farewell). See also neat hack , real hack .
Hack Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Hack
(a.)
Hackneyed; hired; mercenary.
(n.)
A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
(n.)
A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach.
(n.)
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
(n.)
A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
(n.)
A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
(n.)
A kick on the shins.
(n.)
A notch; a cut.
(n.)
A procuress.
(n.)
An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
(n.)
Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
(v. i.)
To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
(v. i.)
To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
(v. i.)
To live the life of a drudge or hack.
(v. t.)
Fig.: To mangle in speaking.
(v. t.)
To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
(v. t.)
To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
(v. t.)
To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
(a.)
Hackneyed; hired; mercenary.
(n.)
A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
(n.)
A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach.
(n.)
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
(n.)
A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
(n.)
A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
(n.)
A kick on the shins.
(n.)
A notch; a cut.
(n.)
A procuress.
(n.)
An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
(n.)
Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
(v. i.)
To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
(v. i.)
To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
(v. i.)
To live the life of a drudge or hack.
(v. t.)
Fig.: To mangle in speaking.
(v. t.)
To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
(v. t.)
To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
(v. t.)
To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
| WordNet 2.0 |
hack
Noun
1. one who works hard at boring tasks
(synonym) drudge, hacker
(hypernym) unskilled person
(hyponym) plodder, slogger
2. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
(synonym) machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack
(hypernym) politician, politico, pol, political leader
3. a mediocre and disdained writer
(synonym) hack writer, literary hack
(hypernym) writer, author
(member-holonym) Grub Street
4. a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil
(hypernym) tool
5. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
(synonym) cab, taxi, taxicab
(hypernym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
(hyponym) gypsy cab
(member-holonym) fleet
6. an old or over-worked horse
(synonym) jade, nag, plug
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
7. a horse kept for hire
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
8. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
(hypernym) saddle horse, riding horse, mount
Verb
1. cut with a hacking tool
(synonym) chop
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) axe, ax
2. informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
3. cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest"
(hypernym) cut
4. kick on the arms
(hypernym) foul
(classification) basketball, basketball game, hoops
5. kick on the shins
(hypernym) foul
(classification) rugby, rugby football, rugger
6. fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
(synonym) hack on
(hypernym) program, programme
(derivation) hacker
7. significantly cut up a manuscript
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) edit, redact
8. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
(synonym) whoop
(hypernym) cough
Noun
1. one who works hard at boring tasks
(synonym) drudge, hacker
(hypernym) unskilled person
(hyponym) plodder, slogger
2. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
(synonym) machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack
(hypernym) politician, politico, pol, political leader
3. a mediocre and disdained writer
(synonym) hack writer, literary hack
(hypernym) writer, author
(member-holonym) Grub Street
4. a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil
(hypernym) tool
5. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
(synonym) cab, taxi, taxicab
(hypernym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
(hyponym) gypsy cab
(member-holonym) fleet
6. an old or over-worked horse
(synonym) jade, nag, plug
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
7. a horse kept for hire
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
8. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
(hypernym) saddle horse, riding horse, mount
Verb
1. cut with a hacking tool
(synonym) chop
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) axe, ax
2. informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
(synonym) cut
(hypernym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
3. cut away; "he hacked with way through the forest"
(hypernym) cut
4. kick on the arms
(hypernym) foul
(classification) basketball, basketball game, hoops
5. kick on the shins
(hypernym) foul
(classification) rugby, rugby football, rugger
6. fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
(synonym) hack on
(hypernym) program, programme
(derivation) hacker
7. significantly cut up a manuscript
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) edit, redact
8. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
(synonym) whoop
(hypernym) cough
| Australian Slang |
Hack
1. (Hacky Sack) successful round in which every player kicks the hacky sack; 2. (ultimate frisbee) point scored in which each of the seven players on a team touches the frisbee; 3. put up with; endure: “I can't hack it”; 4. (computers) go exploring in a computer system
1. (Hacky Sack) successful round in which every player kicks the hacky sack; 2. (ultimate frisbee) point scored in which each of the seven players on a team touches the frisbee; 3. put up with; endure: “I can't hack it”; 4. (computers) go exploring in a computer system
Hack into
(computers) gain unauthorised access to a computer system
Hack the pace
keep up with
Party hack
long-time, loyal member of a political party, especially one who does menial work for the party
| English Idioms WM 1.3a |
hack
hack / hacker
writer, journalist, computer guru
Some hack wrote a story about the mayor's son being on drugs.
hack / hacker
writer, journalist, computer guru
Some hack wrote a story about the mayor's son being on drugs.
| Shakespeare Words |
HACK
to become common
to become common
| hEnglish - advanced version |
hack
hack
\hack\, v. t. (football) to kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
hack
\hack\, n. (football) a kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick.
hack
\hack\, v. i. to ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from riding across country or in military fashion.
hack
\hack\, n.
1. a notch; a cut.
2. an implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
3. a hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. h. more.
4. (football) a kick on the shins. hughes.
hack
saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
hack
\hack\ (?), n. [shortened fr. hackney. see hackney.] 1. a horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
2. a coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach. on horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots.
3. a bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. here lies poor ned purdon, from misery freed, who long was a bookseller's hack.
4. a procuress.
hack
\hack\ (?), n. [see hatch a half door.] 1. a frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
2. unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
hack
\hack\, a. hackneyed; hired; mercenary. --wakefield.
hack
writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. "a vulgar hack writer."
hack
\hack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. hacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. hacking.] [oe. hakken; akin to d. hakken, g. hacken, dan. hakke, sw. hacka, and perh. to e. hew. cf. hew to cut, haggle.] 1. to cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. my sword hacked like a handsaw.
2. fig.: to mangle in speaking.
hack
\hack\, v. t. 1. to use as a hack; to let out for hire.
2. to use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace. the word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late. h. newman.
hack
\hack\, v. i. 1. to be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. anmer.
2. to live the life of a drudge or hack.
hack
\hack\, v. i. to cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
hack
n
1. one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: drudge, hacker]
2. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack]
3. a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: hack writer, literary hack ]
4. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, taxi, taxicab]
5. an old or over-worked horse [syn: jade, nag, plug]
6. a horse kept for hire
7. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. v 1: cut with a tool [syn: chop]
2: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "i can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: cut]
3: cut away 4: kick on the arms; in basketball 5: kick on the shins; in rugby 6: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "i'm not very good at hacking but i'll
hack
\hack\, v. t. (football) to kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
hack
\hack\, n. (football) a kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick.
hack
\hack\, v. i. to ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from riding across country or in military fashion.
hack
\hack\, n.
1. a notch; a cut.
2. an implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
3. a hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. h. more.
4. (football) a kick on the shins. hughes.
hack
saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
hack
\hack\ (?), n. [shortened fr. hackney. see hackney.] 1. a horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
2. a coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach. on horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots.
3. a bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. here lies poor ned purdon, from misery freed, who long was a bookseller's hack.
4. a procuress.
hack
\hack\ (?), n. [see hatch a half door.] 1. a frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
2. unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
hack
\hack\, a. hackneyed; hired; mercenary. --wakefield.
hack
writer, a hack; one who writes for hire. "a vulgar hack writer."
hack
\hack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. hacked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. hacking.] [oe. hakken; akin to d. hakken, g. hacken, dan. hakke, sw. hacka, and perh. to e. hew. cf. hew to cut, haggle.] 1. to cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post. my sword hacked like a handsaw.
2. fig.: to mangle in speaking.
hack
\hack\, v. t. 1. to use as a hack; to let out for hire.
2. to use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace. the word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late. h. newman.
hack
\hack\, v. i. 1. to be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. anmer.
2. to live the life of a drudge or hack.
hack
\hack\, v. i. to cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
hack
n
1. one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: drudge, hacker]
2. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends [syn: machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack]
3. a mediocre and disdained writer [syn: hack writer, literary hack ]
4. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, taxi, taxicab]
5. an old or over-worked horse [syn: jade, nag, plug]
6. a horse kept for hire
7. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. v 1: cut with a tool [syn: chop]
2: informal: be able to manage or manage successfully; "i can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: cut]
3: cut away 4: kick on the arms; in basketball 5: kick on the shins; in rugby 6: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "i'm not very good at hacking but i'll
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
hack
coscair
coscair
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Hac
Hac = n. cut, notch, hack
Hac = n. cut, notch, hack
Hacio
Hacio = v. to hack, to cut
Rhygnu
Rhygnu = v. to rub, to hack
Hack Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Worldgolf |
hack
To chop violently at the ball. To make bad shots. To play bad golf.
To chop violently at the ball. To make bad shots. To play bad golf.
Hack Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Comedy Nomenclature |
hack
from the British word hack-neyed. Over used and thus cheapened, trite.
from the British word hack-neyed. Over used and thus cheapened, trite.
Hack Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| gambling |
Hack
A sportswriter who provides extraordinary loyalty to a particular team or sport in order to maintain his access and sources.
A sportswriter who provides extraordinary loyalty to a particular team or sport in order to maintain his access and sources.
Hack Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| RAF |
HACK
An aircraft used for communications or recreational purposes.
An aircraft used for communications or recreational purposes.
Hack Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Internet PR glossary |
hack
To gain unauthorized access to a computer or computer system. Also hacker.
To gain unauthorized access to a computer or computer system. Also hacker.
Hack Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Hack
Hack may refer to:
- Hack (technology), a term used in the technology and computer science fields
- Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
- Hack writer, a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or books
- Hack and slash, a genre of video game or a type of gameplay
- Life hack, productivity techniques used by programmers
- Roof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces
- What the Hack, a hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands
- .hack, a Japanese multimedia franchise
- Hack Circle, an amphitheatre in Christchurch, New Zealand referred to as "Hack"
- Hack (TV series), a CBS television series
- Hack (video game), a roguelike computer game using ASCII graphics
- Hack (album), a 1990 album by Information Society
- Hack (radio program), a current affairs program on Australian radio network Triple J
- Hacks (film), a 1997 film starring Stephen Rea
- Hack!, a 2007 film starring Danica McKellar
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hack
.hack is a Japanese franchise that encompasses two multimedia projects: Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. Both projects were primarily created/developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai.
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