Meaning of hacker by Jose Eric Moreno Perez

1. Someone who plays golf poorly 2. A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber terrorism 3. A programmer for whom Computing is its own reward; May enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm 4. One who works hard at boring tasks 5. [Hack on]: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works 6. [hackwork]: professional work done according to formula 7. Hackers involved in cybercrime commit crimes using a computer and the internet to steal a person's Identity or sell Contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs 8. The result of bypassing the direct orthogonal tridimensional Matrix. Not to be attempted by anyone less than Army grade hacker certified. You need to go through at least 17 firewalls before you reach the Matrix. 9.Hacking is the gaining of access(wanted or unwanted) to a computer and viewing, copying, or creating data(leaving a trace) without the intention of destroying data or maliciously harming the computer. This represents the Good Guys most of the time for they are the ones who search for these exploits to prevent crackers use a method called cracking(opposite of hacking). Hacking and hackers are commonly mistaken to be the bad guys most of the time. Crackers are the ones who screw things over as far as creating virus, cracks, spyware, and destroying data. References: Cracker - Person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage. Cracking - Method by which a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage. Hacker - Person who gains authorized/unauthorized access to a computer WITHOUT the intention of causing damage. Spyware - A Program that was created by a person(most frequently a cracker) to watch the computer and it's actions and report the details to the origional maker. Virus - A maliciously made program that is used to destroy data, or hurt the performance of the computer. Makes copies of itself and sends it to more people. 10. Back in the 70's, hacker was a term given to those fortunate enough to know how to code. During the 80's and 90's it was a term meant for those who worked their way through systems, without approval. Now, its meaning has been completely replaced by cracker, and hacker means nothing more than any idiot that can decipher a small page of HTML. Those who are computer illiterate still widely use the word in its 80s/90s sense. Not to be confused with hax0r, meaning a person who dreams to one day know how to hack, or another name for l337sp33k. Of the 80s/90s version, there were three primary denominations: The casual Hacker-hacks to learn information for his own curiosity. The White Hat Hacker-hunts down and destroys malicious code. The Black Hat Hacker-designs and releases malicious code;gathers dangerous information;brings down sensative systems.
Synonyms of hacker are  cyber terrorist cyberpunk cyberwar hack drudge computerization cybernating hardline cybernality moderator
 Used in US as well

"True hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon a crackers."