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Eal Hack N. A Crock. This Is Sometimes Used Affectionately; See Hack.
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real hack n.
A crock. This is sometimes used
affectionately; see hack.
Related:
deep hack mode n. See hack mode.
haque /hak/ n. [Usenet] Variant spelling of hack, used only for the noun form and connoting an elegant hack.
hat is a hack in sense 2....
haque: /hak/ [USENET] n. Variant spelling of {hack}, used only for the noun form and connoting an {elegant} hack.
hat is a {hack} in sense 2. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
andomness n. 1. An inexplicable misfeature; gratuitous inelegance.
2. A hack or crock that depends on a complex combination of coincidences (or, possibly, the combination upon which the crock depends for its accidental failure to malfunction)....
andomness: n. 1. An inexplicable misfeature; gratuitous inelegance.
2. A {hack} or {crock} that depends on a complex combination of coincidences (or, possibly, the combination upon which the crock depends for its accidental failure to malfunction)....
hack [very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that produces what is needed, but not well.
2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps very time-consuming, piece of work that produces exactly what is needed....
eat hack: n. 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value.
Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch (see "{The Meaning of `Hack'}", appendix A)....
psychedelicware /si:`k*-del'-ik-weir/ n. [UK] Syn. display hack. See also smoking clover.
hackish /hak'ish/ adj. (also hackishness n.) 1. Said of something that is or involves a hack.
2. Of or pertaining to hackers or the hacker subculture. See also true-hacker....