A temporary, jury-rigged solution, especially in the fields of computer programming and engineering: the technical equivalent of chewing gum and duct tape. Entre en el universo de CHANEL y descubra las últimas creaciones de Moda y Accesorios, Gafas, Perfumes y Belleza, Relojería y Alta Joyería. Students at technical universities, such as MIT, are famous for performing elaborate hacks, such as disassembling the dean's car and then reassembling it inside his house, or turning a fourteen-story building into a giant Tetris game by placing computer-controlled lighting panels in its windows. A clever routine in a computer program, especially one which uses tools for purposes other than those for which they were intended, might be considered a hack. A clever or elegant technical accomplishment, especially one with a playful or prankish bent. To jury-rig or improvise something inelegant but effective, usually as a temporary solution to a problem. Contrary to popular misconception, this sort of hacking rarely requires cleverness or exceptional technical ability most so-called " black hat" hackers rely on brute force techniques or exploit known weaknesses and the incompetence of system administrators. This sense of the term is the one that is most commonly heard in the media, although sense 1 is much more faithful to its original meaning. To break into computer systems with malicious intent. Hacking is a subtle and arguably mystical art, equal parts wit and technical ability, that is rarely appreciated by non-hackers. Ordinary computer jockeys merely write programs hacking is the domain of digital poets.
To program a computer in a clever, virtuosic, and wizardly manner.