Thursday, September 11, 2008

Hacker

Computing and technology

* Hacker (computing) has a spectrum of meanings:
o Hacker (computer security), someone involved in computer security/insecurity
o Hacker (programmer subculture), a programmer in the free software and open source movement
o Hacker (hobbyist), an enthusiastic home computer hobbyist.

Similar meanings in other fields are:

* Media hacker, someone who uses the media in new ways
* Reality hacker, similar to a computer hacker, but hacks the "real world"
* Wetware hacker, one who experiments with biological materials
* Somebody who generally works 'outside the box'.


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