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> Huh...I always thought "hacker" was a figurative term.
Nope....
>From the word "hack":
Pronunciation: 'hak
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English hakken, from Old English -haccian; akin to Old High German
hacchOn to hack, Old English hOc hook
Date: 13th century
transitive senses
1 a : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b : to cut or shape by
or as if by crude or ruthless strokes
Thus this guy was a "hacker":
Pronunciation: 'ha-k&r
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : one that hacks
2 : a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity
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