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hacking

[ hak-ing ]

noun

  1. replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.


hacking

/ ˈhækɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of a cough) harsh, dry, and spasmodic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hacking1

1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack 1, -ing 1
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Example Sentences

Last year, Sapo accused Iranian intelligence of hacking into a text messaging service to send 15,000 messages to Swedes, after several Quran burnings.

From BBC

The NHS is "looking into" allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company.

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But experts are downbeat about the chances of the rest of the funds being recoverable, given the North Korean expertise in hacking and laundering the money.

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Citing financial problems, Hunter Biden this week asked a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he filed against a former Trump administration aide in 2023.

Earlier last year, seven Chinese nationals were charged with running a hacking operation that lasted at least 14 years and targeted foreign critics of China.

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