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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesहैकर
Pronunciation / Transliteration: haikar
"हैकर ने कंप्यूटर नेटवर्क को नुकसान पहुँचाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data or systems.
"The bank's security team managed to stop the hacker before any data was stolen." - 2
An enthusiastic programmer who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and extending their capabilities.
"She is a civic hacker who builds open-source tools for local government transparency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb hack, which originated at MIT in the late 1950s to describe clever, playful programming solutions. Over decades, its meaning shifted from a talented computer enthusiast to someone who exploits security vulnerabilities in computer systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hacker" is said worldwide
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pirate informatique
Transliteration: pi-rat ɛ̃-fɔʁ-ma-tik
"Le pirate informatique a réussi à contourner le pare-feu."
Hacker
Transliteration: ˈhɛkɐ
"Der Hacker verschaffte sich Zugang zum Netzwerk."
hacker
Transliteration: ˈhɛkker
"L'hacker ha violato il sistema di sicurezza."
pirata informático
Transliteration: piˈɾata iɱfoɾˈmatiko
"El pirata informático robó información confidencial."
hacker
Transliteration: ˈhɛkeʁ
"A empresa contratou um hacker ético para testar o sistema."
हैकर
Transliteration: haikar
"हैकर ने कंप्यूटर नेटवर्क को नुकसान पहुँचाया।"
黑客
Transliteration: hēikè
"警方正在全力追捕这名黑客。"
해커
Transliteration: haekeo
"해커가 기업의 서버를 공격했습니다."
ハッカー
Transliteration: hakkā
"そのハッカーはセキュリティの脆弱性を突いた。"
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