Hacker

Contents 1 Computing and technology 2 Entertainment 3 People named Hacker 3.1 Real 3.2 Fictional 4 Other definitions 5 See also 6 References

Hacker may refer to:

Computing and technology

• Hacker (computing) has a spectrum of meanings:
  • Hacker (computer security), someone involved in computer security/insecurity
  • Hacker (free and open source software), a programmer in the free software and open source movement
  • 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'.

Entertainment

• Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution a 1984 book by Steven Levy.
• Hacker (computer game), a 1985 computer game by Activision
• Hacker (card game), a 1992 publication of Steve Jackson Games, which led to the establishment of the Electronic Frontier Foundation during the fiasco documented in Steve Jackson Games, Inc. v. United States Secret Service
• Hackers (film), a 1995 film written by Rafael Moreu and directed by Iain Softley

People named Hacker

Real

• Sally Hacker (1936–1988), feminist sociologist
• Alan Ray Hacker (b. 1938), English clarinettist
• Peter Hacker (b. 1939), British philosopher
• George Hacker (20th century), U.S. lawyer, head of the Alcohol Policies Project
• Marilyn Hacker (b. 1942), American poet, critic, and reviewer
• The Hacker (Michel Amato, b. 1972), French electroclash and techno producer

Fictional

• Jim Hacker, the title character of Yes Minister
• J. Random Hacker, the mythical/archetypal hacker nerd
• Hacker, a character of the TV series Cyberchase
• Sgt. Charley Hacker, a character on the series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
• Hacker, Doc Terror's cyborg sidekick in the animated series Centurions

Other definitions

Hacker may also refer to:

• Hacker (folklore), a mythological race in Scandinavian folklore
• A mediocre golfer ^[1]
• Someone who practises casual equestrianism, in particular trail riding
• A person skilled in the creation of a hack (masonry)
• A musician who plays out of turn or shows off constantly
• A player of NetHack, and other rogue-like games
• Hacker and hack are also terms for a taxicab driver (from the shortened form of hackney carriage).
• A brewery which merged with Pschorr in 1972, now the Hacker-Pschorr Brewery, and the beer it produces.
• In basketball a player with limited defensive ability and is prone to fouling.

See also

• Hack (disambiguation)
• Hacking (disambiguation)

References

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