Hacker

Hacker may refer to:

Technology

Hacker (term), a term used in computing that can describe several types of persons

Hacker (computer security), someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer network
Hacker culture, a subculture focusing on intellectual and creative aspects of hacking

Hacker (computer security), someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer network

Hacker culture, a subculture focusing on intellectual and creative aspects of hacking

Entertainment

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, 1984 book by Stephen Levy

Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age, 1985 video documentary inspired by the book

Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age, 1985 video documentary inspired by the book

Hacker (video game), 1985 puzzle/strategy computer game by Activision

Hacker (card game), 1992 Steve Jackson Games release

Hackers (anthology), a 1996 anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois

Hackers (film), 1995 MGM film starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie

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Hacker culture

The hacker culture is a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming and circumventing limitations of systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes. The act of engaging in activities (such as programming or other media) in a spirit of playfulness and exploration is termed "hacking". However, the defining characteristic of a hacker is not the activities performed themselves (e.g. programming), but the manner in which it is done: hacking entails some form of excellence, for example exploring the limits of what is possible, thereby doing something exciting and meaningful. Activities of playful cleverness can be said to have "hack value" and are termed "hacks" (examples include pranks at MIT intended to demonstrate technical aptitude and cleverness). The hacker culture originally emerged in academia in the 1960s around the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) and MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.