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hackware

hackware noun: software used for hacking (circumventing security measures).

Noun

hackware (uncountable)

  1. Software used for hacking (circumventing security measures).

Origin of hackware

From hack + -ware.

Questions about hackware

What does hackware mean?
Hackware means software used for hacking (circumventing security measures).
What part of speech is hackware?
Hackware is a noun.

Words near hackware in the dictionary

  1. hackusate
  2. hackusation
  3. hackusations
  4. hackuser
  5. hackusers
  6. hackware
  7. Hackwell
  8. Hackwells
  9. hackwork
  10. hackworks
  11. Hackworth

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