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General Uses: Hack May Refer To

The document is from Wikipedia and defines different meanings and uses of the word "hack". It lists various definitions including uses related to computers and technology such as computer hacking, programming languages, and life hacks. It also lists other definitions unrelated to technology such as names, writing, comedy, masonry, and sports.

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General Uses: Hack May Refer To

The document is from Wikipedia and defines different meanings and uses of the word "hack". It lists various definitions including uses related to computers and technology such as computer hacking, programming languages, and life hacks. It also lists other definitions unrelated to technology such as names, writing, comedy, masonry, and sports.

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Look
up Hack, hack,hacked,
or hacking in Wiktionary,
the free dictionary.
Hack may refer to:
Contents
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1 General uses
2 Computers and technology
3 Sports
4 Places
5 Games
6 Mass media
7 Music
8 See also
General uses
Hack (name), a surname and given name
Hack writer, a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or books
Hack (comedy), a joke, or premise for a joke, that is considered obvious, frequently used, and/or
stolen.
Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
Roof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces
Political hack, a person who devotes him/herself to party-political machinations
A Taxicab driver, from Hackney Carriage, the term for a London cab. A taxi driver's license is
often called a "hack license."
Computers and technology
Hack (computer security) to break into computers and computer networks
Hack (programming language), a programming language developed by Facebook
Hack (computer science), an inelegant but effective solution to a computing problem
Hack (programmer subculture), participation in a computer programmer subculture
Hack (hobby), heavy modification of the software or hardware of one's own computer system
Life hack, productivity techniques used by programmers to solve everyday problems
What the Hack, a hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands
ROM hacking, the process of modifying a video game's program image
MIT hack, a clever, benign, and ethical prank or practical joke at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Hack (Unix video game)
Sports

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