Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
hack verb (COMPUTING)
/hæk/ v
[I usually + adverb or preposition] to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal
Computer hacking has become very widespread over the last decade.
A programmer had managed to hack into some top-secret government data.
(Definition of hack verb (COMPUTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
