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COMPUTING

Hacker , a person with strong tactical computer skills

--- Hacker Definition Controversy

--- Hacker (computer Security) , a hacker involved in network security

-- Black Hat Hacker , a hacker who commits criminal intrusions into technological systems for some real or perceived gain

-- White Hat Hacker , those who attempt to break into systems or networks in order to help the owners of the system by making them aware of security flaws, etc.

-- Grey Hat Hacker

--- Hacker Culture

--- Hacker Ethic

A player of NetHack , and other related Roguelike games.

''J. Random Hacker'', the mythical/archetypal hacker nerd ( Jargon file entry ).

MEDIA

'''', a book by Steven Levy

''Hackers'' (film) , a 1995 movie starring Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller

''Hackers'' (novel) , a novelization of the movie

Hackers (short Stories) , a collection of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois

Hacker (game) , a card game published by Steve Jackson Games

Hacker (computer Game) , a 1985 game by Activision

The Hacker , a French electroclash and techno record producer

XAKEP (''Hacker''), a Russian cyberculture journal

PEOPLE NAMED HACKER

Benjamin Thurman Hacker , Rear Admiral in the United States Navy

George Hacker , head of the Alcohol Policies Project of the Center For Science In The Public Interest

Jim Hacker , the fictional Prime Minister of Yes, Prime Minister

Marilyn Hacker , American poet, critic, and reviewer

P.M.S. Hacker ', philosopher

Sally Hacker , feminist sociologist

OTHER DEFINITIONS

Hacker (folklore) , a mythological race in Scandinavian folklore

Reality Hacker , similar to a computer hacker, but hacks the "real world"

Wetware Hacker

''Hacker'', in Golf , can describe one whose Golf game is unacceptably below the average par for a course, or mean a duffer, a mediocre player who enjoys playing but makes no serious effort to improve his skill.

''Hacker'' (and ''Hack'') are also terms for a taxicab driver (from the shortened form of '' Hackney Carriage '').

''Hacker'' can be a musician who plays out of turn or shows off constantly

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Hack (disambiguation)