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hacking
- Definition
- Unauthorized entry in a computer system whose purpose is to do damage (destroy files, steal credit numbers, plant viruses, etc.). (Sources: Termium; PC Mag Encyclopedia)
- French
- piratage informatique
- Associated words and phrases
- anti-hacking
hacker (cracker) - Note
- The terms cracker and hacker have become synonymous with the latter becoming the most widely used term.
- This term is used for
- computer intrusion
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