Hacking - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhækɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word hacking
Brit.  |ˈhækɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word hacking
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to hack

adjective

- Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.
A more hacking and harrowing cough I have never heard.
Anise will diminish the most hacking cough to where it is no longer irritating.

noun

- (computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
From hacker: "A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular." "” RFC 1392
- (computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.
- (pathology) A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
- (sports, chiefly American football, soccer, rugby) A kick in the shins.
- (massage) The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
- (UK, countable) A riding or journey on horseback. (Plural hackings.)

verb

- Present participle of hack.

Extra examples

He was up all night hacking and wheezing.

The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer hacking.

I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best

The patient with emphysema is hacking all day

What have you been doing today? Oh, nothing, just hacking around.

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