what the meaning of the word hacking?

Question

i need a meaning of hacking

Answer 1

Wikipedia discusses this quite well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker

The meaning can differ from
- computer security violator
- awesome computer analyst that can work on any kind of system and figure it out.
- academic or hobbyist that will try anything

The differences are fine, but some refer to criminal activity. That is where GEEK comes into play. Some computer enthusiasts are strictly law-abiding citizens, so they prefer a different term than Hacker. Geek is a fun word, except for the connotation about eating live bird.

Good luck and Happy Computing!

Answer 2

The terms hacker and hack are marked by contrasting positive and negative connotations. Computer programmers often use the words hacking and hacker to express admiration for the work of a skilled software developer. They frown upon using hacking as a synonym for security cracking -- in distinct contrast to the larger world, in which the word hacker is typically used to describe someone who "hacks into" a system by evading or disabling security measures.

Hacker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker
Hacker, as it relates to computers, has several common meanings. Hacker is often used by the mass media to refer to a person who engages in computer cracking and is also often by those in computing fields to refer to a person who is a computer enthusiast. At least three major hacker subcultures, characterized by their largely distinct historical development, use the term in their jargon for self-identification.[1] They are centered around different, but partially overlapping aspects of computers and have conflicting ideas about who may legitimately be called a hacker (see hacker definition controversy). In computer security, a hacker is someone who focuses on security mechanisms. In common use, which was popularized by the mass media, that refers to someone who illegally breaks into computer and network systems. That is, the media portrays the 'hacker' as a villain. Nevertheless, parts of the subculture see their aim in correcting security problems and use the word in a positive sense. They operate under a code of the Hacker Ethic, in which it's acknowledged that breaking into other people's computers is bad, but that discovering and exploiting security mechanisms and breaking into computers is nevertheless an interesting aspect that can be done in an ethical and legal way. This use is contrasted by the different understanding of the word as a person who follows a spirit of playful cleverness and loves programming. It is found in an originally academic movement unrelated to computer security and most visibly associated with free software and open source. It also has a hacker ethic, based on the idea that writing software and sharing the result is a good idea, but only on a voluntary basis, and that information should be free, but that it's not up to the hacker to make it free by breaking into private computer systems. Academic hackers disassociate from the mass media's pejorative use of the word 'hacker' referring to computer security, and usually prefer the term 'cracker' for that meaning. In a third meaning, the term refers to computer hobbyists who push the limits of their software or hardware.

Answer 3

Hacking is one user at a remote location can access your computer and either add or remove or corrupt your system from afar.
It happens all the time because most people don't have a clue.
Don

Answer 4

i guess its the best and most simple defination i can give to you.

hacking means just getting onto somebodys computer.
it can be for good purposes like fixing the problem of ur computer. like if u have a dell and u have a problem than the dell represantive will solve ur problem online by getting into ur computer by using shared screen.its a kind of hacking but good kind.

but it can be also for bad purpose.like a hacker get into ur computer and u wont even know so he will steal ur personal document and othe secure stuffs.hacking can be probably blocked by firewalls and like that stuffs.

i guess this help

Answer 5

Hacking

meaning; a rough, dry.

Other meaning are;

Hack 1;

to cut
to chop, clumsily
to notch
to kick. e.g a kick on the shin.

hack 2;

a horse kept for hire

Answer 6

HACKERS are the good guys who break into a system and then tell the system owner how to prevent other people from getting in.
CRACKERS are bad guys who break in and do damage.

Answer 7

illegally gaining access to a system that is not yours.