Hack
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Hack may refer to:
[edit] Computers and technology
- Hack (computer security) to break into computers and computer networks
- Hack (computer science), an inelegant but effective solution to a computing problem
- Hack (programmer subculture), participation in a computer programmer subculture
- Hack (hobby), heavy modification of the software or hardware of one's own computer system
- Life hack, productivity techniques used by programmers to solve everyday problems
- What the Hack, a hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands
- ROM hacking, the process of modifying a video game's program image
- MIT hack, a clever, benign, and ethical prank or practical joke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[edit] Sports
- Hack (falconry), training method for young falcons
- Hack (horse), an animal used for pleasure riding, as well as the verb form (hacking, to hack) for the activity
- Hack, a piece of equipment used for traction in the sport of curling
- Hack, a goal in a game of Hacky Sack, or the footbag circle kicking game
- Hack squat, a variant of the squat exercise, named after Georg Hackenschmidt
[edit] Places
- Hack Circle, an amphitheatre in Christchurch, New Zealand
[edit] People
- Dave Hack (born 1972), Canadian Football League offensive lineman
- Dorothy Weisel Hack (1910–1963), American amateurtennis player
- Edward Hack (1913–1987), English cricketer
- Franz Hack (1917–1978)
- Hack Eibel (1893–1945), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Hack Miller (1894–1971), professional outfielder baseball player
- Hack Schumann (1884–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Hack Simmons (1885–1942), Major League Baseball player
- Hack Simpson (1909–1978), Canadian Olympic ice hockey player
- Hack Spencer (1885–1969), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Hack Wilson (1900–1948), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Hermann Josef Hack (born 1956), German artist
- Jefferson Hack (born 1971), journalist and magazine editor
- John Barton Hack (1805–1884), settler in South Australia
- Margherita Hack (born 1922), Italian astrophysicist
- Maria Hack (1777–1844), English writer
- Olivia Hack (born 1983), American voice actress
- Petra Hack (born 1970), German model
- Richard Hack (born 1951), American writer
- Sabine Hack (born 1969), German tennis player
- Shelley Hack (born 1947), American supermodel and actress
- Stan Hack (1909–1979), American third baseman and manager
[edit] Mass media
[edit] Other uses
- Hack writer, a writer who is paid to write low-quality, quickly put-together articles or books
- Hack (comedy), a joke, or premise for a joke, that is considered obvious, frequently used, and/or stolen.
- Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
- Roof and tunnel hacking, unauthorized exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces
- Political hack, a person who devotes him/herself to party-political machinations
- A Taxicab driver, from Hackney Carriage, the term for a London cab. A taxi driver's license is often called a "hack license."
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