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hackable

hackable

1 4.8
People who should not have access can break into a computer, account or device
  • adjective
  • /ˈhækəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hackeable
  • Anything on the internet is findable, hackable, reportable, and totally unsafe.

But what I'm realizing is that we are eminently hackable, right?

Examples

  • I think the same; the future consoles are not hackable anymore.

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  • Known to be hackable, demonstrated to have been hacked, yet we still have blind faith that our voting system delivers "accurate" results.

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  • The file's under a White House security network, and it's just not hackable.

  • They first get hackable machines put in place to hold their chokehold on the people.

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  • Are these computers hackable?

  • And they're hackable.

  • The fact that electronic voting machines have been shown, in no uncertain terms, to be hackable in dozens of ways that would likely never be discovered is hardly either "ridiculous" or a "fairy tale."

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  • Since you claim to be a pro with these things, then certainly you also know that the AccuVote OS is as hackable (if not more so) than the TS series.

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  • Nearly all simple passwords, even those with numbers and characters, are easily hackable by either brute force or social engineering (a hacker finding information about your life), and passwords can't really be too complex or you won't be able to remember them.

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  • Many older models of smart TVs are hackable if proper security measures are not implemented.

Synonyms

crackable
vshackable
4.0

Easy to break, open, or solve with effort

is vulnerable to access or manipulation by unauthorized users in computing

Antonyms

318 3.2

Protected from danger or from people trying to break in

How Vulnerable

hackable
  • Specialized
1 4.8
vulnerable
581 4.0
exposed
1 3.4
secure
318 3.2
protected
1 2.0

Surface Forms

hackable positive

Morphology

hackable = hack (transparent) = hack + able

The meaning is directly derived from 'hack' with the suffix '-able', indicating capability.

Etymology

Hackable comes from hack, a word that long ago meant 'to cut' and later was used for breaking into a computer or system. So, if something is hackable, it can be 'broken into' or accessed by people who should not have access.