hack into

hack into
a) To reduce something to by hacking with a cutting instrument.

After all that work, the result was something I just wanted to hack into pieces.

b) To gain unauthorized entry to (a computer system), particularly by exploiting little-known weaknesses.

I forgot my root password and was forced to hack into my own machine.


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