hacking

American  

[hak-ing] / ˈhæk ɪŋ /

noun

1. replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower courses.

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hacking British  

/ ˈhækɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a cough) harsh, dry, and spasmodic

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Etymology

Origin of hacking

1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

TV doctor, GP Zoe Williams believes that by hacking into the nerve - known as the body's super highway - we can calm down more quickly in stressful situations and build up a level of stress resilience.

From BBC

But Google used insights from the hacking attempt to help its model understand when users are up to no good—and refuse to help.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers are testing AI’s hacking capabilities in laboratory settings, and a team at Carnegie Mellon, backed by Anthropic, earlier this year replicated the infamous Equifax data breach using AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was her client, saying that a celebrity has been hacking her phone, that she needed help moving into a different apartment and why was the process taking so long?

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past two years, Iranian-linked hacking groups have leaked hundreds of thousands of internal emails and documents from government bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal