computer hacking

UK: /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈhækɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of computer hacking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

security

TECH.

activity of gaining unauthorized access to computer systems or networks

TECH.

He was arrested for computer hacking after breaking into the company database.

cracking

technology

TECH.

activity of exploring or modifying computer systems in inventive ways

TECH.

She got into computer hacking by writing small tools to automate boring tasks.

hacking

tinkering

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CFAA

acr.

acr: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

US law against computer hacking

Examples of computer hacking in a sentence

New laws were introduced to combat international computer hacking.
He taught a workshop on ethical computer hacking for high school students.
The club meets weekly to discuss new trends in computer hacking and cybersecurity.

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French:piratage informatique, bidouillage informatique, ...
German:Computer-Hacking, Computerhacking, ...
Italian:hacking informatico, attività di hacking, ...
Spanish:piratería informática, hacking informático, ...
Portuguese:pirateamento informático, pirataria informática, ...
Chinese:计算机黑客行为, 黑客活动, ...
Japanese:コンピューターハッキング, コンピュータハッキング, ...
Arabic:اخْتِرَاق الحَوَاسِيب, الِاختِراق الحاسوبي, ...
Hebrew:פְּרִיצַת מַחְשְׁבִים, פְּרִיצַת מַחְשֵׁב, ...
Russian:компьютерный взлом, хакинг, ...
Ukrainian:комп'ютерний злам, комп'ютерний хакінг, ...
Hindi:कंप्यूटर हैकिंग, कंप्यूटर में सेंधमारी, ...
Bengali:কম্পিউটার হ্যাকিং, কম্পিউটার ঘাঁটাঘাঁটি, ...
Catalan:pirateria informàtica, hacking informàtic, ...
Czech:počítačové hackování, hacking, ...
Danish:computerhacking, it-hacking, ...
Dutch:computerhacken, hacken, ...
Greek:χακάρισμα υπολογιστών, χάκινγκ υπολογιστών, ...
Hungarian:számítógépes hekkelés, számítógépes hackelés, ...
Khmer:ការលួចចូលប្រព័ន្ធកុំព្យូទ័រ, ការវាយលុកប្រព័ន្ធកុំព្យូទ័រ, ...
Korean:컴퓨터 해킹, 해킹 활동, ...
Persian:هک رایانه‌ای, نفوذ کامپیوتری, ...
Polish:hakerstwo, hakowanie komputerów, ...
Portuguese (BR):invasão de computadores, hacking de computadores, ...
Romanian:hacking informatic, hacking de calculatoare, ...
Swedish:datorintrång, datorhackning, ...
Thai:การแฮ็กคอมพิวเตอร์, การแฮกคอมพิวเตอร์, ...
Turkish:bilgisayar korsanlığı, hackleme, ...
Vietnamese:tấn công xâm nhập máy tính, hoạt động hack máy tính, ...

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