hack in English: To break into a computer system without permission; also to cut something roughly with hard blows. (verb)

Translation

To break into a computer system without permission; also to cut something roughly with hard blows.

Word origin

From Old English haccian, to cut in pieces. The computer meaning grew in the twentieth century from the idea of chopping a problem apart.

Verb typeregular (hack, hacks, hacked)

's .

"Hack into" means to break into a computer system.

.

A very common everyday complaint; someone got in without permission.

axe.

The older meaning; to cut with rough, heavy blows.

computer

A machine with a screen that stores information and lets you write, play, and go online.

code

A set of numbers, letters, or signs used to send a secret message or to open something. "Code" also means the instructions that make a computer work.

internet

The system that joins computers all over the world so that people can share information.

cut

To split or open something using a knife or other sharp tool.

break

To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.

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