1. finding possible exploits in software codes as to make it do your bidding. may be good (jailbreaking) or bad (cracking, piracy, virus, etc)
2. posting "i'm gay." or "i'm so hot." in a facebook account of a person who forgot to log out.
2. posting "i'm gay." or "i'm so hot." in a facebook account of a person who forgot to log out.
by yoasakura38 December 28, 2011
Get the hacking mug.Life Hacking is the act of making small tweaks to everyday activities in an effort to make them easier and more efficient. Often times this can be computer or desktop related, but is not entirely so.
"Frank was Life Hacking his fridge to make it more efficient."
"I life hacked my Windows XP to take up less system resources."
"I life hacked my Windows XP to take up less system resources."
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A Hackball is usually a person absent from morals and is frequently seen enjoying breakfast with a can of Hackenberg
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A term describing a collective of like-minded, notorious hackers, the term was more popular in the 80s and 90s and as the advent of the script kiddie took over in popularity the public focus on hacker groups (and thus, the use of the term) has waned. Examples of such hacker groups include l0pht, Phalcon/Skism and Legion of Doom.
/hak-er groop/
A term describing a collective of like-minded, notorious hackers, the term was more popular in the 80s and 90s and as the advent of the script kiddie took over in popularity the public focus on hacker groups (and thus, the use of the term) has waned. Examples of such hacker groups include l0pht, Phalcon/Skism and Legion of Doom.
Fact: "L0pht, a hacker group comprised of more than 50 members, announced at HOPE 2000 that they could take down the Internet within 30 minutes due to a fundamental flaw in the design and implementation of the TCP Internet Protocol."
by NOSliwes November 21, 2009
Get the hacker group mug.The act of hacking someone's avatar account and telling a loved one or friend of theirs that they have changed avatars (aka - are using an alt). The hacker then continues a relationship (using the alt) with the hackee's friend in order to create chaos between them. Thus, a hacksammich is created.
hacker: Hi "Joe"! It's (hackee)! Wanna hang out?
hackee friend Joe: Der....Okay!!
hacker: Excellent! Tell me something about yourself.
Hacker then does the same thing to the hackee, using an "alt" of Joe's. Thereby creating a "hacksammich" and a vehicle to monitor and edit information passed between the two original friends. Chaos ensues.
hackee friend Joe: Der....Okay!!
hacker: Excellent! Tell me something about yourself.
Hacker then does the same thing to the hackee, using an "alt" of Joe's. Thereby creating a "hacksammich" and a vehicle to monitor and edit information passed between the two original friends. Chaos ensues.
by literalgrrl November 30, 2011
Get the hacksammich mug.An acronym used in the technology sector; usually humorous in nature, that hackers and computer savvy people generally use first, which eventually trickles down to the rest of us.
by KevinHughes21 September 2, 2016
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