what is the proper term

hacking or cracking?

"I hacked this computer system"
"I cracked this computer system"

Saying ``hack'' when referring to technology is no different than saying ``magic'' when talking about science.

I used magic to achieve this chemical reaction!

>>2
And, in case the >>1-san is too stupid to figure it out, that applies to ``crack'' as well.

>>2
>>3
Your autism makes my bowels go oopsie!

You can hack and crack computer systems. Cracking refers to breaching the security systems of a computer system. A hack is simply a clever solution to an interesting problem.

>>5
http://dis.4chan.org/read/prog/1365427532
Storing CP in the Bitcoin blockchain: a clever solution to an interesting problem.

>>6
That's not a clever solution, it's a natural extension of the technology involved.

>>1,5
We use the word "compromise" or "breach" to make it disambiguous from Hacking, or improving.
But the definition is easy to distinguish if you use the egg example:
When I hack an egg, I ornament it.
When I crack an egg, I break the shell open.

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