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• a computer hacker
• a hack writer
• Hack (technology), a term originally for prank
• Hack and slash, a style of play in computer, video and role-playing games
• What the Hack, a hacker convention
• .hack, a multimedia franchise
• Life hack, a productive programming technique
• Roof and tunnel hacking, a form of urban exploration
• Hack (masonry), a row of stacked unfired bricks protected from the rain
• Hack Circle, an amphitheatre in central Christchurch, New Zealand sometimes referred to as 'Hack'
• a number of bridges crossing the Hackensack River in New Jersey, USA
• a comedian who engages in Joke thievery

In mass media: A computer hacker is someone who enjoys getting around the technical limitations of computer systems. ... A hack writer is a writer for hire, paid to express others thoughts or opinions in felicitous verbiage, often in the form of political pamphlets. ... All of the modern meanings seem to be rooted in its widespread use as slang throughout the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), starting in the 1960s. ... In several different types of video games, hack and slash refers to a type of game or a style of gameplay which primarily comprises defeating enemies and/or monsters in combat, typically with swords or other melee weapons, hence the name. ... Main tents What The Hack was an outdoor hacker conference held in Liempde, The Netherlands between the 28th and 31st of July, 2005. ... .hack logo For the PlayStation 2 video game series of the same name, see . ... The term life hack refers to productivity tricks that programmers devise and employ to cut through information overload and organize their data. ... A mural by Roof & Tunnel Hackers at MIT. Roof and Tunnel Hacking is the unauthorized (generally prohibited and often outright illegal) entry into and exploration of roof and utility tunnel spaces. ... A hack is a row of stacked green (unfired) bricks protected from the rain by a covering of straw, slates or special wooden hack covers, the sides protected by mats or planks. ... The Hack Circle as it appeared on October 23, 2006 The Hack Circle or Hack is a nickname given to an amphitheatre in central Christchurch, New Zealand[1] which was once a popular hacky sack venue. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

• Hack (TV series), a television series on CBS
• Hack (computer game), a Rogue-like computer game using ASCII graphics
• Hack, a 1990 album by Information Society
• Hack (radio program), a current affairs program on Australian radio network Triple J

Hack may also refer to: Hack was a television series that aired on the CBS television network from 2002 to 2004. ... Hack is a roguelike computer game originally written in 1982 by Jay Fenlason with the assistance of Kenny Woodland, Mike Thome, and Jon Payne. ... Information Society (also known as InSoc) is a U.S. band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson (aka Kurt Valaquen/Kurt Harland), Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006. ... Hack is the title of a current affairs radio program on Australian national radio broadcaster Triple J. The show began at the start of 2004 after a shake up of the stations programming. ...

• a riding horse, or, as a verb to hack, the act of casual riding or equestrianism
• slang for hackney carriage
• a piece of equipment used for traction in the sport of curling
• a goal in a game of hacky sack
• slang for a prison correctional officer
• a severe cough
• an older slang term for a caboose
• where you place your foot when delivering a curling stone
• slang for a cracker
• a piece of interesting code

Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office in London (for the area within the M25 motorway) or by the local authority (non-metropolitan district councils or unitary authorities) in other parts of England, Wales, and Scotland, or by the... Curling is a sport with similarities to bowls and bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice by two teams of four players each. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with footbag. ... A Correction officer is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision of prisoners in a prison or jail. ... A Burlington Northern Railroad extended vision caboose at the end of a train entering Eola Yard, Aurora, Illinois, in 1993. ... Curling is a sport with similarities to bowls and bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice by two teams of four players each. ...

See also

• Hacker (disambiguation)
• Hacking
• List of people by name: Hack-

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