zealoushacking

noun

UK /ˈzɛləsˌhækɪŋ/

US /ˈzɛləsˌhækɪŋ/

Zealoushacking is when someone tries very hard to break into computers or websites without permission.

The police stopped a group of zealoushacking before they could steal any private information.

SYNONYMS

cyberattacking hacking cracking intrusion unauthorized access

RELATED WORDS

cybersecurity malware firewall password network

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Enthusiastically tinkering with technology to make it work in clever new ways.

Her zealoushacking turned an old laptop into a home weather station.

3. A passionate, intense effort to solve a tricky computer problem.

After hours of zealoushacking, the team finally fixed the broken game server.

4. Aggressively pushing a computer system to its limits to test how strong it is.

The engineers used zealoushacking to find weak spots in their own app before anyone else did.