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Hacking

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhækɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
  2. A surname.
  3. Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.
  4. A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
  5. A kick in the shins.
  6. The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
  7. A riding or journey on horseback.
  8. The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
  9. The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
  10. The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
  11. The piling of bricks for drying.

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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