slovodefinícia
cracker
(mass)
cracker
- suchár, sušienka
cracker
(encz)
cracker,biskvit Zdeněk Brož
cracker
(encz)
cracker,keks Zdeněk Brož
cracker
(encz)
cracker,krekr Zdeněk Brož
cracker
(encz)
cracker,suchar n: Cascaval
cracker
(encz)
cracker,sušenka n: Cascaval
Cracker
(gcide)
Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, cracks.
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2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
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What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
--Shak.
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3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed
in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with
a sharp noise; -- usually called firecracker.
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4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston
cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster
cracker.
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5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the
Southern United States. --Bartlett.
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6. (Zool.) The pintail duck.
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7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding
caoutchouc. --Knight.
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cracker
(wn)
cracker
n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without
leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn:
redneck, cracker]
3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to)
computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are
often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a
heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
cracker
(foldoc)
cracker
cracking

An individual who attempts to gain unauthorised
access to a computer system. These individuals are often
malicious and have many means at their disposal for breaking
into a system. The term was coined ca. 1985 by hackers in
defence against journalistic misuse of "hacker". An earlier
attempt to establish "worm" in this sense around 1981--82 on
Usenet was largely a failure.

Use of both these neologisms reflects a strong revulsion
against the theft and vandalism perpetrated by cracking rings.
The neologism "cracker" in this sense may have been influenced
not so much by the term "safe-cracker" as by the non-jargon
term "cracker", which in Middle English meant an obnoxious
person (e.g., "What cracker is this same that deafs our ears /
With this abundance of superfluous breath?" -- Shakespeare's
King John, Act II, Scene I) and in modern colloquial American
English survives as a barely gentler synonym for "white
trash".

While it is expected that any real hacker will have done some
playful cracking and knows many of the basic techniques,
anyone past larval stage is expected to have outgrown the
desire to do so except for immediate practical reasons (for
example, if it's necessary to get around some security in
order to get some work done).

Contrary to widespread myth, cracking does not usually involve
some mysterious leap of hackerly brilliance, but rather
persistence and the dogged repetition of a handful of fairly
well-known tricks that exploit common weaknesses in the
security of target systems. Accordingly, most crackers are
only mediocre hackers.

Thus, there is far less overlap between hackerdom and
crackerdom than the mundane reader misled by
sensationalistic journalism might expect. Crackers tend to
gather in small, tight-knit, very secretive groups that have
little overlap with the huge, open hacker poly-culture; though
crackers often like to describe *themselves* as hackers, most
true hackers consider them a separate and lower form of life,
little better than virus writers. Ethical considerations
aside, hackers figure that anyone who can't imagine a more
interesting way to play with their computers than breaking
into someone else's has to be pretty losing.

See also Computer Emergency Response Team, {dark-side
hacker}, hacker ethic, phreaking, samurai, {Trojan
horse}.

[Jargon File]

(1998-06-29)
cracker
(jargon)
cracker
n.

One who breaks security on a system. Coined ca. 1985 by hackers in defense
against journalistic misuse of hacker (q.v., sense 8). An earlier attempt
to establish worm in this sense around 1981--82 on Usenet was largely a
failure.

Use of both these neologisms reflects a strong revulsion against the theft
and vandalism perpetrated by cracking rings. The neologism “cracker” in
this sense may have been influenced not so much by the term “safe-cracker”
as by the non-jargon term “cracker”, which in Middle English meant an
obnoxious person (e.g., “What cracker is this same that deafs our ears /
With this abundance of superfluous breath?” — Shakespeare's King John, Act
II, Scene I) and in modern colloquial American English survives as a barely
gentler synonym for “white trash”.

While it is expected that any real hacker will have done some playful
cracking and knows many of the basic techniques, anyone past larval stage
is expected to have outgrown the desire to do so except for immediate,
benign, practical reasons (for example, if it's necessary to get around
some security in order to get some work done).

Thus, there is far less overlap between hackerdom and crackerdom than the {
mundane} reader misled by sensationalistic journalism might expect.
Crackers tend to gather in small, tight-knit, very secretive groups that
have little overlap with the huge, open poly-culture this lexicon
describes; though crackers often like to describe themselves as hackers,
most true hackers consider them a separate and lower form of life. An easy
way for outsiders to spot the difference is that crackers use grandiose
screen names that conceal their identities. Hackers never do this; they
only rarely use noms de guerre at all, and when they do it is for display
rather than concealment.

Ethical considerations aside, hackers figure that anyone who can't imagine
a more interesting way to play with their computers than breaking into
someone else's has to be pretty losing. Some other reasons crackers are
looked down on are discussed in the entries on cracking and phreaking.
See also samurai, dark-side hacker, and hacker ethic. For a portrait
of the typical teenage cracker, see warez d00dz.
podobné slovodefinícia
soda cracker
(mass)
soda cracker
- sešienka
cat cracker
(encz)
cat cracker, n:
catalytic cracker
(encz)
catalytic cracker, n:
common nutcracker
(encz)
common nutcracker, n:
cracker bonbon
(encz)
cracker bonbon, n:
cracker box
(encz)
cracker box, n:
cracker crumbs
(encz)
cracker crumbs, n:
cracker-barrel
(encz)
cracker-barrel, adj:
crackerberry
(encz)
crackerberry, n:
crackerjack
(encz)
crackerjack,eso n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,kanon n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,pašák n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,šlágr n: Zdeněk Brož
crackers
(encz)
crackers,sušenky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
firecracker
(encz)
firecracker,výbušná žabka n: Zdeněk Brož
gimcrackery
(encz)
gimcrackery,cetky n: Zdeněk Brož
graham cracker
(encz)
graham cracker,
nutcracker
(encz)
nutcracker,louskáček
nutcrackers
(encz)
nutcrackers,louskáček n: Zdeněk Brožnutcrackers,louskáčky Zdeněk Brož
oyster cracker
(encz)
oyster cracker, n:
safecracker
(encz)
safecracker,kasař Zdeněk Brož
soda cracker
(encz)
soda cracker,sušenka n: Zdeněk Brož
Cannon cracker
(gcide)
Cannon \Can"non\, n.; pl. Cannons, collectively Cannon. [F.
cannon, fr. L. canna reed, pipe, tube. See Cane.]
1. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm
for discharging heavy shot with great force.
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Note: Cannons are made of various materials, as iron, brass,
bronze, and steel, and of various sizes and shapes with
respect to the special service for which they are
intended, as intended, as siege, seacoast, naval,
field, or mountain, guns. They always aproach more or
less nearly to a cylindrical from, being usually
thicker toward the breech than at the muzzle. Formerly
they were cast hollow, afterwards they were cast,
solid, and bored out. The cannon now most in use for
the armament of war vessels and for seacoast defense
consists of a forged steel tube reinforced with massive
steel rings shrunk upon it. Howitzers and mortars are
sometimes called cannon. See Gun.
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2. (Mech.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving
shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
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3. (Printing.) A kind of type. See Canon.
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Cannon ball, strictly, a round solid missile of stone or
iron made to be fired from a cannon, but now often applied
to a missile of any shape, whether solid or hollow, made
for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are
sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with
explosives are properly called shells.

Cannon bullet, a cannon ball. [Obs.]

Cannon cracker, a fire cracker of large size.

Cannon lock, a device for firing a cannon by a percussion
primer.

Cannon metal. See Gun Metal.

Cannon pinion, the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a
watch or clock, which drives the hand but permits it to be
moved in setting.

Cannon proof, impenetrable by cannon balls.

Cannon shot.
(a) A cannon ball.
(b) The range of a cannon.
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Cracker
(gcide)
Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, cracks.
[1913 Webster]

2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]

3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed
in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with
a sharp noise; -- usually called firecracker.
[1913 Webster]

4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston
cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster
cracker.
[1913 Webster]

5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the
Southern United States. --Bartlett.
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6. (Zool.) The pintail duck.
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7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding
caoutchouc. --Knight.
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Cracker State
(gcide)
Cracker State \Cracker State\
Georgia; -- a nickname. See Cracker, n. 5.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cracker-barrel
(gcide)
cracker-barrel \cracker-barrel\ adj.
characteristic of country life; as, cracker-barrel
philosophy.

Syn: folksy, homespun.
[WordNet 1.5]
crackerberry
(gcide)
crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.
a creeping red-berried perenial herb (Cornus canadensis)
distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;
Greenland to Alaska.

Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, {Cornus
canadensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]
Crackerjack
(gcide)
Crackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, n. [also spelled crackerjack.]
[prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. The name Cracker Jack(TM) is now a trademark
for a similar confection. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

3. something excellent of its kind.

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[WordNet 1.5]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, n. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.] [prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, a. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] crackbrainedCrackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, a. [also spelled crackajack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
crackerjack
(gcide)
Crackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, n. [also spelled crackerjack.]
[prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. The name Cracker Jack(TM) is now a trademark
for a similar confection. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

3. something excellent of its kind.

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[WordNet 1.5]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, n. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.] [prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, a. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] crackbrainedCrackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, a. [also spelled crackajack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Crackerjack
(gcide)
Crackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, n. [also spelled crackerjack.]
[prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. The name Cracker Jack(TM) is now a trademark
for a similar confection. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

3. something excellent of its kind.

Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.
[WordNet 1.5]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, n. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.] [prob. from crack + jack, a man.]
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in
some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into
small cakes. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, a. [Now usually spelled
crackerjack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] crackbrainedCrackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, a. [also spelled crackajack.]
Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
crackers
(gcide)
crackers \crackers\ adj.
crazy. [informal or slang]

Syn: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco,
loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, wacky.
[WordNet 1.5]
firecracker
(gcide)
Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, cracks.
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2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]

3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed
in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with
a sharp noise; -- usually called firecracker.
[1913 Webster]

4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston
cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster
cracker.
[1913 Webster]

5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the
Southern United States. --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Zool.) The pintail duck.
[1913 Webster]

7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding
caoutchouc. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]firecracker \fire"crack`er\, n.
A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard
cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a
loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an
entertainment or in celebrations. Same as Cracker., n., 3.
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gimcrackery
(gcide)
gimcrackery \gimcrackery\, gimcracks \gimcracks\n.
Ornamental objects of no great value.

Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery,
trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nutcracker
(gcide)
Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.
1. An instrument for cracking nuts.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to
the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted
with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
(b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus
Columbianus}) of Western North America.
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Wit-cracker
(gcide)
Wit-cracker \Wit"-crack`er\, n.
One who breaks jests; a joker. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Woodcracker
(gcide)
Woodcracker \Wood"crack`er\, n. (Zool.)
The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]
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cannon cracker
(wn)
cannon cracker
n 1: a large firecracker
cat cracker
(wn)
cat cracker
n 1: a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling
points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence
of a catalyst [syn: catalytic cracker, cat cracker]
catalytic cracker
(wn)
catalytic cracker
n 1: a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling
points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence
of a catalyst [syn: catalytic cracker, cat cracker]