hack

• Substantiv für einen cleveren oder geschickten Trick, eine Abkürzung oder Lösung, oft im Bereich der Informatik oder im Alltag; kann auch das unbefugte Eindringen in ein Computersystem bedeuten.

A noun referring to a clever or skillful technique, shortcut, or solution, often in computing or everyday life; can also refer to an unauthorized intrusion into a computer system.

1. Unauthorized computer accessB2informalIT

   An act of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system or network.

   Hack

   • The company suffered a major hack last week.
   • The hack exposed thousands of user passwords.
   • He was arrested for his involvement in the hack.

   Synonymebreachbreak-incrackintrusion

2. Clever solution or trickB1informal

   A clever or simple solution to a problem, often a shortcut or workaround.

   Clevere Lösung oder Trick

   • Here's a great life hack for organizing your closet.
   • She shared a useful cooking hack on her blog.
   • This hack saves me hours of work every week.

   Synonymedodgeexpedientkludgeshortcutstopgaptiptrick

3. B2informalamerican

   A taxi driver or a taxi cab.

   Taxifahrer

   • The hack drove me to the airport.
   • He worked as a hack in New York City for years.
   • I hailed a hack on the street corner.

   Synonymecabbycabdrivercabman

4. Poor writerC1informal

   A writer who produces low-quality work, often for hire.

   Dilettant als Schreiber

   • He was dismissed as a mere hack by literary critics.
   • The article was written by a hack with no real expertise.
   • She refused to be a hack and only wrote original pieces.

   Synonymehack writerpotboilerscribblerwordmonger

• Verb, das das grobe Hacken oder Zerschneiden bezeichnet sowie das unbefugte Eindringen in Computersysteme.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting or chopping roughly, or gaining unauthorized access to computer systems.

1. B2informalIT

   To gain unauthorized access to a computer system or network.

   Hacken

   • The hacker managed to hack into the company's database.
   • He was arrested for hacking government servers.
   • They tried to hack the system but were blocked by the firewall.

   Synonymebreak intocompromisecrackinfiltratepenetrate

   Antonymedefendprotectsecure

2. Cut roughlyB1formal

   To cut something with rough or heavy blows.

   Hacken

   • He hacked the branches off the tree with an axe.
   • The butcher hacked the meat into large pieces.
   • She hacked through the thick undergrowth with a machete.

   Synonymechopcutgashhewslash

   Antonymeconnectjoin

3. Cough harshlyB2informal

   To cough in a loud, dry, and often painful way.

   Trocken und hart husten

   • He was hacking all night because of his cold.
   • She hacked loudly after inhaling the smoke.
   • The patient hacked uncontrollably during the examination.

   Synonymecoughcroakraspwheeze

4. Cope or manageB2informal

   To manage or cope with a situation, often in a clever or improvised way.

   Zurechtkommen

   • I can't hack this job anymore; it's too stressful.
   • She managed to hack the long hours by taking short breaks.
   • He couldn't hack the pressure of the competition.

   Synonymecopeget byget throughhandlemake domanagesurvive

   Antonymefailstruggle

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