Definition of cracker
cracker
- Also a racial slur. For more details see here.
noun
- One who breaks the security on a system.
More words meaning: computer slang
origin
- Coined circa 1985 by hackers (the good kind - people who love to tinker) in defense against journalistic misuse of the word "hacker" to mean someone who breaks into computers.
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- cracker: cheese and crackers got all muddy – crackered down – (show 2 more)
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