Hack

Hack may refer to:

Places

Hack (Unix video game), written in 1982
.hack, a Japanese multimedia franchise
- .hack (video game series), a four-game series for the PlayStation 2
Hack and slash, a genre of video game or a type of gameplay
ROM hacking, the modification of pre-existing video games in order to produce new games

Hack (comedy), a joke, or premise for a joke, that is considered obvious, frequently used, and/or stolen; also, a joke thief
Hack (comics), a Marvel Comics Universe mutant character
Hack (radio program), a current affairs program on Australian radio network Triple J
Hack (TV series), an American television series
Hack writer or hack, a writer or journalist who produces low-quality articles or books
Hack! (film), a 2007 film starring Danica McKellar

Hack (computer science), an inelegant but effective solution to a computing problem
Hack (computer security), to break into computers and computer networks
Hack (programming language), a programming language developed by Facebook
Hack (typeface), an open source typeface designed for source code editing

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

Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
Backslash, also known as hack
Hack Circle, an amphitheatre in Christchurch, New Zealand, also known as Hack
MIT hack, a clever, benign, and ethical prank or practical joke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Political hack, a person who devotes him/herself to party-political machinations
Life hack, productivity techniques used by programmers to solve everyday problems