Hacking

The term hacking has a number of meanings, not always very well-defined:

• In connection with computers and computer software, see hack, hacker, and phreaking\n* To attack something with a blade in an imprecise manner - "hacking down the tall grass with a machete" \n* To ride a horse cross-country \n* To drive fast in British slang, e.g. " I was hacking up the M1..."\n* Coughing\n* A reference to a taxicab driver (because a taxicab can be called a hack, a shortened form of hackney carriage)\n* A category of computer and video game, hack and slash, consists of repeatedly killing a large number of monsters, typically in a world with a medieval theme\n* Playing footbag\n