hackproof
hackproof adjective: secure from hackers; impossible to hack into.
Adjective
hackproof (comparative more hackproof, superlative most hackproof)
- Secure from hackers; impossible to hack into.
- Now consider the Hacker Ethic. Authority? HAH! It's all about breaking the rules, isn't it? Authority is the thing to beat. It's the thing to test your technical creativity against and win. Rebellion at the end of the electric outlet. You don't hack in the modern media sense just because it feels...1988 February 2, Dr. Odd, “Cyberhackers”, in alt.cyberpunk (Usenet), retrieved 15 Dec 2016, message-ID <2899@cup.portal.com>
- He's going to feel like he got hit by a train. Maybe he'll even have a full-fledged nervous breakdown. Hackproof, he used to call his system.2002, Bruce A Shuman, Case studies in library security
Verb
hackproof (third-person singular simple present hackproofs, present participle hackproofing, simple past and past participle hackproofed)
- To make (a computer system) secure from hackers.
Forms of hackproof
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more hackproof |
| superlative | most hackproof |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hackproofs |
| present participle | hackproofing |
| past participle | hackproofed |
| past | hackproofed |
Origin of hackproof
From hack + -proof.
Questions about hackproof
- What does hackproof mean?
- Hackproof means secure from hackers; impossible to hack into.
- What part of speech is hackproof?
- Hackproof can be an adjective or a verb.
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