hacker
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Definitions
Noun
someone who plays golf poorly
Noun
a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
Noun
a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
Noun
one who works hard at boring tasks
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computer programmer
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unskilled person