hacker

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hack·er /ˈhækə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

informalTD someone who secretly uses or changes the information in other people’s computer systems 〔计算机〕黑客

A hacker had managed to get into the system.

一个黑客设法侵入了系统。

—hacking noun [uncountableU]

the threat of hacking and computer viruses

黑客侵入和计算机病毒的威胁

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hacker• Hackers broke into the Pentagon's security system last night.• It turned out that a hacker had been masquerading as Weiss online.• A hacker, apparently based in St Petersburg, had been accessing Microsoft's internal systems for a number of days.• Computing becomes an end in itself as the fledgling hacker gets sucked into the loop between the human and the computer.• Originally, heroes at Apple were the hackers and engineers who created the products.• Even if the only thing hackers are stealing is free telephone service.• I should like to know whether there are any occupational diseases to which hackers are prone.

From Longman Business Dictionary

hackerhack·er /ˈhækə-ər/ noun [countableC]

COMPUTING someone who secretly reaches information on someone else’s computer system so that they can look at, use, or change it

Intercepting messages on the Internet is easy for a smart hacker.

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