hack·er /ˈhækɚ/
 怪客,業余高段電腦使用者,惡作劇者,計算機竊賊


 hack·er n. One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.

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 hacker
      n 1: someone who plays golf poorly
      2: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to
         steal or change or destroy information as a form of
         cyber-terrorism [syn: cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk]
      3: a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy
         the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no
         harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look
         down upon crackers"
      4: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: hack, drudge]