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Hacker has different meanings in several different fields, contexts, and is also the name of various media publications.
[edit] Culture
The program (in an unknown language) used in the movie: A Clear and Present Danger, to supposedly hack into top-secret government files.
[edit] People named Hacker
- Arthur Hacker, painter
- 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
- J. Random Hacker, the mythical/archetypal hacker nerd
[edit] Other definitions
New York street sign, c. 1963
- 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
- Media hacker, someone who uses the media in new ways.
- A hacker is another name for somebody who uses cheats including aimbots, wallhacks, particularly in video games. These cheaters may be referred to as "hackers"
- Hacker, a person skilled in the creation of a hack (masonry)
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