hacking

Definitions

The act of gaining unauthorized access to data in a computer system or network.

The activity of using computer programming skills to solve problems or modify systems in a clever or unconventional way.

The act of cutting or chopping something with rough, heavy blows.

Examples

The company hired a security expert to prevent any potential hacking of their private database.

He spent the entire weekend hacking away at the overgrown weeds in his backyard.

Synonyms

cracking breaching intruding cyberattacking infiltrating exploiting tampering

Antonyms

securing protecting defending shielding safeguarding fortifying patching